Author/Authors :
Brucks، نويسنده , , Steffen and Little، نويسنده , , William C. and Chao، نويسنده , , Tania and Rideman، نويسنده , , Ronald L. and Upadhya، نويسنده , , Bharathi and Wesley-Farrington، نويسنده , , Deborah and Sane، نويسنده , , David C.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We evaluated the frequency and importance of anemia in 137 patients with heart failure and a normal ejection fraction (diastolic heart failure). We found that anemia is common in these patients and is associated with greater elevations in serum B-type natriuretic peptide, more severe diastolic dysfunction, and a worse prognosis.
