Relationship between prevalence of anemia and cardiac function in hospitalized patients with chronic heart failure and influence of hemoglobin level on their mortalities / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the relationship between the prevalence of anemia and New York Heart Association(NYHA) class in patients with chronic heart failure(CHF),and to assess the influence of hemoglobin(Hb) on patients' mortality.Methods: Totally 1 415 patients with CHF were retrospectively analyzed and the patients with secondary anemia or other serious conditions were excluded.Multivariable logistic analysis was used to assess the effect of Hb level on hospital mortality.Results: Among 1 415 patients,413(29.2%) were found to have anemia(Hb