title: [Erythropoietin in patients with chronic heart failure].
abstract: The aim of this work was to elucidate the relationship between the serum erythropoietin level, the degree of heart involvement in patients with chronic cardiac failure (CCF), characteristics of peripheral red blood cells and iron metabolism. A total of 77 patients with ischemic CCF were enrolled in the study. The control group comprised 13 subjects free from cardiovascular disorders. The analyses encompassed peripheral blood, serum iron, iron-binding capacity of serum, creatinine clearance, erythropoietin and TNF-alpha levels, echoCG data. The patients with CCF were divided into three groups based on the level of erythropoietin. Statistical analysis revealed the relationship between anemia, structural-functional changes in myocardium and erythropoietin production. Anemia appeared to be an additional stimulus for biosynthesis of erythropoietin in these patients.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Makarova
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Shaposhnik
authors.forename: Iu M
authors.initials: IuM
authors.lastname: Zakharov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D001706:Biopsy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004452:Echocardiography; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D004921:Erythropoietin; D007501:Iron