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Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Aortic Stenosis ( H eyde Syndrome): The Role of Aortic Valve Replacement
Author(s) -
Saad Rasheed A.,
Lwaleed Bashir A.,
Kazmi Rashid S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12131
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , cardiology , iron deficiency anemia , aortic valve stenosis , anemia , aortic valve replacement , aortic valve , iron deficiency
Heyde syndrome (the combination of iron deficiency anemia and aortic stenosis) has been a controversial entity. The proposed mechanisms between aortic valve disease and iron deficiency anemia are examined in this article along with impact valve replacement on iron deficiency anemia. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12131 (J Card Surg 2013;28:414–416)