Anaemia is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction following acute myocardial infarction

Nana Valeur, Olav Wendelboe Nielsen, John J V McMurray, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Køber, TRACE Study Group

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    Abstract

    BACKGROUND: In patients with chronic heart failure (HF), mortality is inversely related to haemoglobin (hgb) concentration. We investigated the prognostic importance of anaemia in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) with and without HF. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 1731 patients with AMI and left ventricular ejection fraction
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalEuropean Journal of Heart Failure
    Volume8
    Issue number6
    Pages (from-to)577-84
    Number of pages7
    ISSN1388-9842
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

    Bibliographical note

    Keywords: Acute Disease; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anemia; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Systole; Time Factors; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

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