Negative iron balance predicts acute heart failure survival




Negative iron balance predicts survival in patients with acute heart failure, according to research. “Patients with acute heart failure have a major collapse in homeostasis. Iron is a key micronutrient that is required for the maintenance of homeostasis. Iron is needed for cellular metabolism and deficiency leads to severely impaired energy metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction,” the first author said.

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Sábado, 17 de Mayo 2014
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