Effects of intravenous iron therapy in iron-deficient patients with systolic heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 786-795

  Jankowska, Ewa A ^a,b   Tkaczyszyn, Michał ^a,b   Suchocki, Tomasz ^c   Drozd, Marcin ^a,b   von Haehling, Stephan ^d   Doehner, Wolfram ^e   Banasiak, Waldemar ^b   Filippatos, Gerasimos ^f   Anker, Stefan D ^d   Ponikowski, Piotr ^a,b  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Poland)

^c WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Heart failure; Intravenous iron; Iron deficiency; Meta analysis; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSE; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON SACCHARATE; PLACEBO;

6 MINUTE WALKING TEST; ALL CAUSE DEATH; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DRUG EFFECT; EUROPEAN QUALITY OF LIFE 5 DIMENSION; EXERCISE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; KANSAS CITY CARDIOMYOPATHY QUESTIONNAIRE; META ANALYSIS; MINNESOTA LIVING WITH HEART FAILURE QUESTIONNAIRE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PATIENT GLOBAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE;

EID: 84979019763     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.473     Document Type: Review

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