Anemia Associated With Greater Risk Of Death In Heart Disease Patients
Monday, June 1, 2009 - 00:28
in Health & Medicine
A new study has found that the presence of anemia in patients with chronic heart failure is associated with a significantly increased risk of death. The findings also show that anemia is associated with a poorer degree of left ventricular function and a lower left ventricular ejection fraction, an objective measure of cardiac function.