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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
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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.