Negative iron balance predicts acute heart failure survival

Professor Ewa Jankowska, first author of the study, said: “Patients with acute heart failure have a major collapse in homeostasis. Iron is a key micronutrient that is required for the maintenance of homeostasis. Iron is needed for cellular metabolism and deficiency leads to severely impaired energy metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction.” Topics: Heart Failure (HF)
Source: ESC News and Press - Category: Cardiology Source Type: news