Anemia

Initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors reduced the risk of composite anemia outcomes, compared with GLP-1 RA, among patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD.

Introduction of curated materials to assist clinicians was linked to better rates of screening and treatment of iron deficiency anemia among patients with heart failure.

More than half of older patients admitted to geriatric units in France had iron deficiency, including patients without anemia.

A meta-analysis of four RCTs found Iron isomaltoside ferumoxytol is both effective and safe to treat iron deficiency anemia.

Voxelotor decreases oxygen extraction fraction and cerebral blood flow towards levels observed in healthy children.

No concerning patterns of long-term or increasing opioid use were observed within 3 years after first opioid prescription in opioid-naive children with SCD.

Hearing loss was more prevalent among children and adults with sickle cell disease and its traits compared to matched controls with normal hemoglobin.

Over the study period, pain screening procedures were integrated within routine clinical visits and providers’ workflow in sickle cell disease care.

Microalbuminuria and low body iron levels displayed a significant association with pediatric hearing loss independently.

The approval provides patients with the first-ever treatment option for severe frostbite to prevent the amputation of fingers or toes.

Mitapivat treatment was linked to long-term improvements in key markers of iron homeostasis and erythropoiesis in an analysis of the phase 3 ACTIVATE trial.

Non-breast milk-fed infants received more iron on average each day than breast-milk-fed infants, but experienced a higher rate of iron deficiency.

A new analysis cites relatively high hemoglobin levels as a protective factor for bone quality in patients with type 2 diabetes.

A trial comparing iron supplementation methods for postpartum maternal fatigue found similar fatigue reduction regardless of treatment type.

Test your knowledge of iron deficiency anemia in this clinician quiz, focused on gastrointestinal evaluation of IDA based on recommendations from the American Gastroenterological Association's 2020 guidelines.

According to a new systematic review and meta-analysis, roxadustat's efficacy remains consistent across varying inflammation levels in patients with chronic kidney disease.

A Mendelian randomization study suggests a link between genetically lower iron levels and the risk of subsequently developing celiac disease.

Anemia showed an association with disability and suboptimal functional outcomes, but no association with neurological deficit or mortality, at 90 days post-stroke.

In this analysis, it is suggested that fetal growth trajectories require levels of oxygen promoted by the intake of maternal iron and hemoglobin.

Iron and vitamin D status during the second trimester predicted maternal depression symptoms during the third trimester.

In a new study, 7.9% of pregnant women without anemia during the first trimester developed anemia during the third trimester.

Test your knowledge with this clinician quiz! In this quiz, we test your knowledge of adjunctive tests in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia based on recommendations from the 2020 American Gastroenterological Association's clinical practice guidelines on gastrointestinal evaluation of iron deficiency anemia.

Compared to the usual care, patients with HFpEF in the active arms demonstrated less improvement in peakVO2 when they had iron deficiency and lower values of ferritin and transferrin saturation, according to a new study.

Lower levels of selenoprotein P were associated with reduced hemoglobin, greater transferrin receptor 1, and an increased prevalence of anemia in a cohort of hospitalized heart failure patients.

Observational data from the ARIC study reveals that lower plasma levels correlate with an increased risk of incident heart failure and diastolic dysfunction.