Anemia and iron deficiency are important and common comorbidities that often coexist in
patients with heart failure. Both conditions, together or independently, are associated with …

Iron deficiency is an extremely common comorbidity in patients with heart failure, affecting
up to 50% of all ambulatory patients. It is associated with reduced exercise capacity and …

Background Preoperative anaemia affects a high proportion of patients undergoing major
elective surgery and is associated with poor outcomes. We aimed to test the hypothesis that …

Iron differs from other minerals because iron balance in the human body is regulated by
absorption only because there is no physiologic mechanism for excretion. On the basis of …

Iron deficiency affects up to one-third of the world's population, and is particularly common in
elderly individuals and those with certain chronic diseases. Iron excess can be detrimental …

We developed and validated the first serum enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for
hepcidin, the principal iron-regulatory hormone that has been very difficult to measure. In …

Objective: To develop a clinical practice guideline for red blood cell transfusion in adult
trauma and critical care. Design: Meetings, teleconferences and electronic-based …

Anaemia is defined by WHO as Hb< 13.0 g/dL in male adults and< 12.0 g/dL in female
adults. It is a common comorbidity in patients of heart failure with both HFrEF and HFpEF …

Maintenance of proper “labile iron” levels is a critical component in preserving homeostasis.
Iron is a vital element that is a constituent of a number of important macromolecules …

The dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome (DIOS) is now a frequent finding in the general
population, as is detected in about one third of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease …