Prevalence, clinical correlates and outcomes of cardiorenal anemia syndrome among patients with heart failure attending tertiary referral hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania: A protocol of a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiorenal anemia syndrome (CRAS) is a common complication among patients with heart failure and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. However, there is a paucity of published data concerning CRAS, despite of significant increase in heart failure patients attending medical services in developing countries. This study aims to assess the prevalence, clinical correlates, and outcomes of CRAS among patients with heart failure attending the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania.

Methodology

A prospective observational study is ongoing at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania. Currently, 92 patients have been recruited into this study and process is not yet completed. The socio-demographic data, clinical correlates, and prevalence of CRAS will be d

SUBMITTER: Edwin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760854 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature