Treatment with iron decreases heart attack incidence in dialysis patients
A new paper in Cardiovascular Research, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that iron treatments may reduce heart attacks in patients experiencing kidney failure undergoing dialysis.
Coronary artery disease is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease but how often heart attacks occur in patients on maintenance hemodialysis and the appropriate treatments to try to prevent heart attacks in such cases is a matter of debate. Observational studies in humans and animal studies lead some researchers to express concern that intravenous iron could increase the prevalence or severity of heart attacks. Others argue that, because iron is likely to result in more oxygen delivery, intravenous iron may reduce coronary events. But there was limited research to support this.
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Iron Treatments May Reduce Heart Attacks In Patients On Dialysis
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