It will discuss the testing and lab values required for a diagnosis of chronic anemia and what happens as the disease progresses, as well as the difference between iron-deficiency anemia and ...

The mortality and morbidity of congestive heart failure (CHF) have improved slightly over the years but are still very high. Many patients with CHF are anemic, which raises the question, 'Could ...

The main causes of anemia are deficient production of erythropoietin (EPO), iron deficiency, and chronic disease with endogenous EPO resistance. EPO has been successfully used for over a decade to ...

Anemia remains a major cause ... These include nutritional deficiencies such as of iron, vitamin B 12 and folate; inflammation resulting from chronic diseases like tuberculosis and human ...

Iron deficiency may be linked to non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and mortality in patients without anemia, according to results of a nationwide cohort study.While iron is a key component ...

Background Iron deficiency (ID) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF), but its prognostic implications and optimal diagnostic criteria, particularly in those with and without ...

Pediatric obesity was associated with a higher prevalence of iron deficiency but not a higher prevalence of iron deficiency anemia.

In addition, some cancers, such as colon cancer, can cause bleeding, which siphons off more red blood cells "There is something called the anemia of chronic disease," explains Stephen Nimer ...