Anemia Is Common in Heart Failure and Is Associated With Poor Outcomes
Why the study?
Is anemia associated with increased mortality in community-dwelling patients with CHF?
Population
Community-dwelling patients with congestive heart failure (CHF)
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Anemia may identify higher-risk community CHF patients; leaves open whether correction improves outcomes.
Structured PICO
Is anemia associated with increased mortality in community-dwelling patients with CHF?
P
Population
Community-dwelling patients with congestive heart failure (CHF)
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Intervention
Anemia (exposure)
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Outcome
Mortalityhard clinical
Anemia is an independent prognostic factor for mortality in community-dwelling patients with heart failure.
Cite This Study
Ezekowitz et al. (2003) studied this question.