Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Darbepoetin Alfa in Patients With Symptomatic Heart Failure and Anemia
Author(s) -
Jalal K. Ghali,
Inder S. Anand,
William T. Abraham,
Gregg C. Fonarow,
Barry Greenberg,
Henry Krum,
Barry M. Massie,
Scott M. Wasserman,
Marie-Louise Trotman,
Yan Sun,
Beat Knüsel,
Paul W. Armstrong
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.698514
Subject(s) - medicine , darbepoetin alfa , heart failure , randomized controlled trial , double blind , anemia , epoetin alfa , cardiology , placebo , alternative medicine , pathology
Substantial evidence suggests that anemia is an independent risk factor for worse outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). The Study of Anemia in Heart Failure Trial (STAMINA-HeFT) is the largest multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to date evaluating the effect of treating anemia in HF.
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