Abstract Iron deficiency anemia affects >1.2 billions individuals worldwide, and iron deficiency in the absence of anemia is even more frequent. Total-body (absolute) iron deficiency is caused by physiologically increased iron requirements in children, adolescents, young and pregnant women, by reduced iron intake, or by ...
C. Camaschella
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Iron deficiency anaemia revisited
Iron deficiency anaemia is a global health concern affecting children, women and the elderly, whilst also being a common comorbidity in multiple medical conditions.
Chao Zheng
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Iron deficiency in children [PDF]
A search (MEDLINE/PubMed) was conducted of recent and relevant articles on iron deficiency in childhood. Iron deficiency remains a global health problem. In South Africa, multiple interventions, including mandatory fortification and a programme for deworming and supplementation, have significantly reduced the prevalence of anaemia.
Thejpal, R
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Screening, diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency in chronic heart failure: putting the 2016 European Society of Cardiology heart failure guidelines into clinical practice [PDF]
Iron deficiency is common in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and is associated with reduced exercise performance, impaired health-related quality of life and an increased risk of mortality, irrespective of whether or not anaemia is present ...
Cohen-Solal, Alain+12 more
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Triad of Iron Deficiency Anemia, Severe Thrombocytopenia and Menorrhagia–-A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Introduction Thrombocytosis is a common disorder in patients diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. The decreased platelet counts commonly found iron deficiency anemia is rarely reported in clinical practice.
Ramy Ibrahim+8 more
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Iron deficiency is common in patients with heart failure and associated with a poor cardiac function and higher mortality. How iron deficiency impairs cardiac function on a cellular level in the human setting is unknown.
Martijn F Hoes+2 more
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Effect of Oral Iron Repletion on Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction and Iron Deficiency: The IRONOUT HF Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]
Importance: Iron deficiency is present in approximately 50% of patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) and is an independent predictor of reduced functional capacity and mortality.
Anstrom, Kevin J+17 more
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Serum Iron Status of Children with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease in Lagos, Nigeria [PDF]
Objectives: Cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) predisposes patients to iron deficiency due to compensatory secondary erythrocytosis. This study aimed to determine the serum iron status and prevalence of iron deficiency among children with cyanotic ...
Adejumoke Y. Itiola+2 more
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Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy [PDF]
Prenatal iron deficiency occurs in more than 30% of pregnancies in Canada.[1][1] It has been linked with low birth weight, small for gestational age size, preterm birth, need for blood transfusion for the mother, postpartum hemorrhage[2][2],[3][3] and long-term neurocognitive effects in childhood ...
A. Kinga Malinowski, Ally Murji
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Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia: Potential Risk Factors in Bone Loss
Iron is one of the essential mineral elements for the human body and this nutrient deficiency is a worldwide public health problem. Iron is essential in oxygen transport, participates in many enzyme systems in the body, and is an important trace element ...
Jiancheng Yang+3 more
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