Why the study?
Does iron replacement and folic acid therapy with moderate exercise reduction improve outcomes in patients with hemolytic anemia following prosthetic valve replacement?
Population
10 patients with marked hemolytic anemia secondary to prosthetic cardiac valve replacement
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support medical management in select cases; leaves open whether iron/folate plus exercise reduction avoids reoperation in prosthetic valve hemolytic anemia.
Does iron replacement and folic acid therapy with moderate exercise reduction improve outcomes in patients with hemolytic anemia following prosthetic valve replacement?
Medical management with iron, folic acid, and exercise reduction provides an effective alternative to reoperation for patients with hemolytic anemia following prosthetic valve replacement.
Rodgers et al. (1969) studied this question.
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