Iraqi patients suffering from valvular heart diseases' serum iron levels

Valve heart disease (VHD), caused by a heart valve becoming too narrow (valvular stenosis) or not closing adequately (valvular insufficiency), is one of the heart illnesses that causes the most morbidity and mortality. The study included ninety participants, who were divided into three groups: Thirty people in excellent health, thirty patients with aortic valve disease (atrioventricular valve group: 14 men, 16 females), and thirty patients with mitral valve disease (mitral valve group: 13 males, 17 females). group C, the control group, consisted of 16 men and 14 women. Serum UIBC decreased significantly (P < 0.001) while serum ferritin, transferrin saturation, and iron increased significantly (P < 0.001) when the patient groups were compared to group C. Conversely, there were no statistically significant changes (P>0.05) seen in the concentrations of transferrin and TIBC in the serum between the two patient groups and the control group. Moreover, no appreciable variations were noted in the concentrations of iron, TIBC, UIBC, transferrin, transferrin saturation, or ferritin between the AV and MV groups.