title: Gastrointestinal bleeding and aortic stenosis (Heyde syndrome): the role of aortic valve replacement.
abstract: Heyde syndrome (the combination of iron deficiency anemia and aortic stenosis) has been a controversial entity. The proposed mechanisms between aortic valve disease and iron deficiency anemia are examined in this article along with impact valve replacement on iron deficiency anemia.
authors.affiliation: The Wessex Regional Thoracic Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Rasheed A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: Bashir A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lwaleed
authors.forename: Rashid S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kazmi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000209:etiology