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ArticleMetabolites2021

Dynamics in Anemia Development and Dysregulation of Iron Homeostasis in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19.

Lukas Lanser, Francesco Robert Burkert, Rosa Bellmann-Weiler, Andrea Schroll, Sophie Wildner, Gernot Fritsche, Günter Weiss

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Article in Metabolites, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lukas LanserDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-7849-2971
Francesco Robert BurkertDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Rosa Bellmann-WeilerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5584-111X
Andrea SchrollDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Sophie WildnerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Gernot FritscheDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Günter WeissDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0709-2158
Innsbruck Medical University · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anemia and disturbances of iron metabolism are frequently encountered in patients with COVID-19 and associated with an adverse clinical course. We retrospectively analyzed 645 consecutive COVID-19 patients hospitalized at the Innsbruck University Hospital. Pre-existing anemia was associated with increased risk for in-hospital death. We further found that the decline in hemoglobin levels during hospital stay is more pronounced in patients with signs of hyperinflammation upon admission, the latter being associated with a nearly two-fold higher risk for new onset anemia within one week. Anemia prevalence increased from 44.3% upon admission to 87.8% in patients who were still hospitalized after two weeks. A more distinct decrease in hemoglobin levels was observed in subjects with severe disease, and new-onset anemia was associated with a higher risk for ICU admission. Transferrin levels decreased within the first week of hospitalization in all patients, however, a continuous decline was observed in subjects who died. Hemoglobin, ferritin, and transferrin levels normalized in a median of 122 days after discharge from hospital. This study uncovers pre-existing anemia as well as low transferrin concentrations as risk factors for mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, whereas new-onset anemia during hospitalization is a risk factor for ICU admission. Anemia and iron disturbances are mainly driven by COVID-19 associated inflammation, and cure from infection results in resolution of anemia and normalization of dysregulated iron homeostasis.

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anemiaanemia of inflammationCOVID-19disease severityhemoglobin coursehyperinflammationiron deficiencyoutcomerecoverySARS-CoV-2

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PMID34677368
PMCPMC8540370
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