title: Relation of anemia to diastolic heart failure and the effect on outcome.
abstract: We evaluated the frequency and importance of anemia in 137 patients with heart failure and a normal ejection fraction (diastolic heart failure). We found that anemia is common in these patients and is associated with greater elevations in serum B-type natriuretic peptide, more severe diastolic dysfunction, and a worse prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Section, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brucks
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Rideman
authors.forename: Bharathi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Upadhya
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wesley-Farrington
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sane
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood; D011379:Prognosis; D013318:Stroke Volume
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain