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. 2021 Apr;174(4):JC45.
doi: 10.7326/ACPJ202104200-045. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

In acute HF and iron deficiency, IV ferric carboxymaltose reduced HF hospitalizations, but not CV death, at 1 y

Ersilia M DeFilippis  1 , Harriette G C Van Spall  2
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In acute HF and iron deficiency, IV ferric carboxymaltose reduced HF hospitalizations, but not CV death, at 1 y

Ersilia M DeFilippis et al. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Ponikowski P, Kirwan BA, Anker SD, et al. Lancet. 2020;396:1895-904. 33197395.

Keywords: Anemia, iron-deficiency; Ferric compounds; Heart failure; Maltose.

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  • Ferric carboxymaltose for iron deficiency at discharge after acute heart failure: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial.
    Ponikowski P, Kirwan BA, Anker SD, McDonagh T, Dorobantu M, Drozdz J, Fabien V, Filippatos G, Göhring UM, Keren A, Khintibidze I, Kragten H, Martinez FA, Metra M, Milicic D, Nicolau JC, Ohlsson M, Parkhomenko A, Pascual-Figal DA, Ruschitzka F, Sim D, Skouri H, van der Meer P, Lewis BS, Comin-Colet J, von Haehling S, Cohen-Solal A, Danchin N, Doehner W, Dargie HJ, Motro M, Butler J, Friede T, Jensen KH, Pocock S, Jankowska EA; AFFIRM-AHF investigators. Ponikowski P, et al. Lancet. 2020 Dec 12;396(10266):1895-1904. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32339-4. Epub 2020 Nov 13. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 33197395 Clinical Trial.

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