Red blood cell count and risk of adverse outcomes in patients with mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anemia is associated with increased rates of heart failure (HF)-related mortality and hospitalization. No studies have focused on the association between the red blood cell (RBC) count and the prognosis of patients with HF with mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFmrEF). We retrospectively analyzed the effect of the RBC count on outcome events in patients with HFmrEF.

Methods

We investigated the association of the RBC count with outcome events in 1691 patients with HFmrEF (mean age: 68 years; 35% female) in Xiangtan Central Hospital. Using Cox proportional hazards models, the RBC count was assessed as both a continuous and categorical variable.

Results

During follow-up (median: 33 months), cardiovascular death occurred in 168 patients (114 m

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10577554 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature