THE ROLE OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH СHRONIC HEART FAILURE IN THE EXAMPLE OF A CLINICAL CASE

Anemia is common comorbidity in patients with heart failure. In Europe one in two patients with chronic heart failure has iron deficiency. Iron deficiency anemia is associated with a worse prognosis in the heart failure patient population and is an independent risk-factor for mortality, poor exercise capacity and low quality of life