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Müller, HM; Aigner, R; Horina, JH; Rehak, P; Lang, T; Iberer, F; Wasler, A; Petutschnigg, B; Allmayer, T; Grasser, B; Prenner, G; Schaffellner, S; Tscheliessnigg, KH.
Mild chronic anemia following heart transplantation: a syndrome with prognostic relevance?
Transpl Int. 1998; 11(6):413-418
Doi: 10.1007/s001470050167
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- Müller Helmut
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- Aigner Reingard
- Horina Joerg
- Iberer Florian
- Prenner Günther
- Rehak Peter
- Schaffellner Silvia
- Tscheliessnigg Karlheinz
- Wasler Andrae
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- The clinical relevance of mild chronic anemia in patients after heart transplantation (HTX) has not yet been demonstrated. Forty-five outpatients who had undergone HTX 2-99 months prior to investigation and who had not received blood transfusions or erythropoietin (EPO) before data acquisition were observed over a period of 37 months. Anemia was found in 36 of the 45 patients and was normocytic, normochromic, and slightly anisocytotic (coefficient of variation = 16 +/- 2, normal 11.5-14.5). Anemic patients showed elevated EPO levels, whereas in nonanemic patients EPO levels were normal. Survival after HTX differed significantly in anemic and nonanemic patients (P < 0.02), with 100% survival in the nonanemic and 85% in the anemic group. Chronic anemia in patients after HTX shows a typical pattern. Even when mild, anemia in patients after HTX seems to be of prognostic value and thus might be an indicator of chronic disorders.
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- Adolescent -
- Adult -
- Aged -
- Anemia - blood
- Chronic Disease - blood
- Erythropoietin - blood
- Female - blood
- Heart Transplantation - adverse effects
- Hematocrit - adverse effects
- Humans - adverse effects
- Iron - metabolism
- Male - metabolism
- Middle Aged - metabolism
- Morbidity - metabolism
- Prognosis - metabolism
- Survival Rate - metabolism
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- chronic anemia, heart transplantation, prognosis