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ArticleAmerican heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice2026

Higher hemoglobin is associated with better survival in coronary artery disease, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and chronic kidney disease.

Cheng-Yu Hung, Wen-Lieng Lee, Wayne H-H Sheu, Kae-Woei Liang

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Cheng-Yu HungCardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Wen-Lieng LeeCardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Wayne H-H SheuSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kae-Woei LiangCardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

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Background: Anemia is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure (HF) or chronic kidney disease (CKD) and could be associated with worse clinical outcomes. However, to date, the impact of anemia on survival in a complex triple-comorbidity of coronary artery disease (CAD), HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and CKD remains inconclusive. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data for subjects with significant CAD, HFrEF (defined as left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) <40 %) and CKD (defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≦60 ml/min/1.73m Results: A total of 128 subjects with CAD, HFrEF and CKD were analyzed. Anemia was prevalent (81/128 = 63.3 %) in this complex disease combination. The median follow-up duration was 36 months and 77 subjects (60.1 %) died. Cox survival analysis revealed that higher baseline hemoglobin (hazard ratio 0.864, 95 % CI 0.753-0.992, per 1 g/dl increase), higher eGFR, better EF, and the use of beta-blockers were associated with lower all-cause mortality. Conclusions: A higher baseline admission hemoglobin value was associated with lower all-cause mortality in subjects with significant CAD, HFrEF, and CKD.

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anemiaChronic kidney disease (CKD)Coronary artery disease (CAD)Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)

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