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Published in: Heart Failure Reviews 2/2019

Open Access 01-03-2019

Structural and functional abnormalities in iron-depleted heart

Authors: Kamil A Kobak, Malwina Radwańska, Magdalena Dzięgała, Monika Kasztura, Krystian Josiak, Waldemar Banasiak, Piotr Ponikowski, Ewa A Jankowska

Published in: Heart Failure Reviews | Issue 2/2019

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Abstract

Iron deficiency (ID) is a common and ominous comorbidity in heart failure (HF) and predicts worse outcomes, independently of the presence of anaemia. Accumulated data from animal models of systemic ID suggest that ID is associated with several functional and structural abnormalities of the heart. However, the exact role of myocardial iron deficiency irrespective of systemic ID and/or anaemia has been elusive. Recently, several transgenic models of cardiac-specific ID have been developed to investigate the influence of ID on cardiac tissue. In this review, we discuss structural and functional cardiac consequences of ID in these models and summarize data from clinical studies. Moreover, the beneficial effects of intravenous iron supplementation are specified.
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Metadata
Title
Structural and functional abnormalities in iron-depleted heart
Authors
Kamil A Kobak
Malwina Radwańska
Magdalena Dzięgała
Monika Kasztura
Krystian Josiak
Waldemar Banasiak
Piotr Ponikowski
Ewa A Jankowska
Publication date
01-03-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Heart Failure Reviews / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1382-4147
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7322
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-018-9738-4

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