Iron Deficiency in COPD Associates with Increased Pulmonary Artery Pressure Estimated by Echocardiography

Iron deficiency (ID) might augment chronic pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This observational study investigates the association between ID and systolic pulmonary artery pressure estimated by echocardiography in non-anaemic COPD outpatients.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - May 24, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Louis L. Plesner, Mikkel M. Schoos, Morten Dalsgaard, Jens P. Goetze, Erik Kj øller, Jørgen Vestbo, Kasper Iversen Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research