Diagnostic work-up of anemia and associated health outcomes in people with heart failure
One in three patients with HF experienced anemia, which was associated with adverse health outcomes. Testing for iron stores and invasive work-up was suboptimal. A large proportion of anemia events remained under-recognized and untreated, a pattern of care that warrants correction.
Authors
- Ruowei Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1444-828X)
- Dongze Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9701-3638)
- Gianluigi Savarese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7732-0887)
- Guobin Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5073-9848)
- Juan Jesús Carrero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4763-2024)
- Lars H. Lund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1411-4482)
- Yang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1074-608X)
- Köhnlein He
- Anna Hallert
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Dalarna University (SE)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Peking University (CN)
- Danderyds sjukhus (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Stockholm South General Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04303-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.77
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
- Karolinska Institutet
- National Institutes of Health
- Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen