Immunoadsorption for heart failure is associated with normalization of iron metabolism

Conclusion: Our data suggest that initial high serum ferritin and hepcidin levels indicate elevated iron levels characteristic of early stages of HFrEF, without inflammation. Normalization of hepcidin and ferritin were paralleled by restoration of systolic cardiac function after immunoadsorption treatment, without development of iron deficiency, as usually observed in chronic HF.PMID:33843393 | DOI:10.1080/1354750X.2021.1904001
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