Frequency of Anemia in Patients with Heart Failure : A Plot Study

Introduction: Anemia is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure (HF) and it is associated with poor functional capacity, increased mortality and morbidity rates. Because of aging population, the number of patients with HF is increasing. In this study, it is aimed that determine to frequency of anemia in patient with HF following in our clinic. Methods: Patients admitted to cardiology clinic for 6 months between January-June 2018 was screened retrospectively and hemogram, biochemistry, transferrin saturation (TSAT) and ferritin values of patients with HF were recorded. Results: Anemia was detected in 114 (51.6%) of 221 retrospectively screened patients. When analyzed to gender distributions of these patients, 53% were male, 48.6% were female. Number of anemic patients was statistically higher than number of non-anemic patients in the group of chronic kidney disease (p=0.003). Levels of ferritin and vitamin B12 were not significantly different between two groups (p> 0.05). When evaluated in terms of TSAT, this value was found to be significantly lower in patients with anemia (p <0.001). Conclusion: We have found that anemia present in half of the patients with HF admitted in our clinic. Correction of the anemia in patients with HF will benefit the prognosis of these patients