Temporal variations in hematocrit values in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: Relationship with cause-specific mortality and morbidity and optimal monitoring–further insights from SOLVD

摘要

BACKGROUNDAnemia is associated with an increased risk of death in heart failure (HF) patients. Currently, the relationship between temporal variations in hematocrit and specific causes of mortality and morbidity, as well as the most appropriate way to monitor changes in hematocrit, is unknown.