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SynthesisCardiovascular therapeutics2022

Effects and Safety of Oral Iron for Heart Failure with Iron Deficiency: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis.

Nannan Tan, Yiqing Cai, Junjie Liu, Xiaoping Wang, Lin Ma, Guanjing Ling, Jinchi Jiang, Qiyan Wang, Yong Wang

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Synthesis in Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Nannan TanSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3204-6196
Yiqing CaiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Junjie LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Nanjing Pukou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoping WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Lin MaSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Guanjing LingSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9289-7040
Jinchi JiangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Qiyan WangBeijing Key Laboratory of TCM Syndrome and Formula, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-0830
Yong WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5052-9517

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Oral iron supplement is commonly prescribed to heart failure patients with iron deficiency. However, the effects of oral iron for heart failure remain controversial. This study included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of oral iron for heart failure patients. Methods: Nine databases (The Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of science, CNKI, SinoMed, VIP, and Wanfang) were searched for RCTs of oral iron for heart failure from inception to October 2021. The effects were assessed with a meta-analysis using Revman 5.3 software. The trial sequential analysis was performed by TSA 0.9.5.10 beta software. The risk of bias of trials was evaluated via Risk of Bias tool. The evidence quality was assessed through GRADE tool. Results: Four studies including 582 patients with heart failure and iron deficiency were enrolled. The results indicated that oral iron treatment could improve left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF, MD = 1.52%, 95% CI: 0.69 to 2.36, Conclusion: This analysis showed that oral iron could improve cardiac function measured by LVEF, and iron stores measured serum ferritin, but lack of effect on exercise capacity measured by 6 MWT, and iron stores measured by hemoglobin. Given the overall poor methodological quality and evidence quality, these findings should be treated cautiously.

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Heart FailureIron DeficienciesHumansIronNatriuretic Peptide, BrainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStroke VolumeIronNatriuretic Peptide, Brain

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PMID36186487
PMCPMC9509286

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