Association of Circulatory Iron Deficiency With an Enlarged Heart in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease

High prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and cardiomyopathy have been observed in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Our objective was to clarify associations between ID and cardiac remodeling in patients with ESKD.

Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - August 7, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Toshihide Hayashi, Yuri Tanaka, Masaki Iwasaki, Hiroki Hase, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Komatsu, Ryoichi Ando, Masato Ikeda, Daijo Inaguma, Toshifumi Sakaguchi, Toshio Shinoda, Fumihiko Koiwa, Shigeo Negi, Toshihiko Yamaka, Takashi Shigematsu, Nobuhiko J Tags: Original Research Source Type: research