Exercise intolerance is the cardinal symptom of heart failure (HF) and is of crucial relevance,
because it is associated with a poor quality of life and increased mortality. While impaired …

Heart failure is considered an epidemic disease in the modern world affecting approximately
1% to 2% of adult population. It presents a multifactorial, systemic disease, in which—after …

2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American
College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice …

Background Iron deficiency may impair aerobic performance. This study aimed to determine
whether treatment with intravenous iron (ferric carboxymaltose) would improve symptoms in …

ESC Guidelines 2389 disclosure forms are kept on file at the European Heart House,
headquarters of the ESC. Any changes in conflict of interest that arise during the writing …

Anemia is very common in patients with inflammatory disorders. Its prevalence is associated
with severity of the underlying disease, and it negatively affects quality of life and cardio …

Aims Beyond erythropoiesis, iron is involved in numerous biological processes crucial for
maintenance of homeostasis. Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) are prone to develop …

Pre-clinical diastolic dysfunction (PDD) has been broadly defined as left ventricular diastolic
dysfunction without the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (HF) and with normal systolic …

BACKGROUND: Adverse outcomes have recently been linked to elevated red cell
distribution width (RDW) in heart failure. Our study sought to validate the prognostic value of …

Background: Preoperative anemia is an important risk factor for perioperative red blood cell
transfusions and has been shown to be independently associated with adverse outcomes …