Effect of Ferric Carboxymaltose on Exercise Capacity in Patients With Iron Deficiency and Chronic Heart Failure

Summary

The purpose of this study is to confirm that treatment with IV ferric carboxymaltose improves exercise capacity, physical functioning and quality of life in patients with iron deficiency and chronic heart failure.

Timeline

Start

2011-07

Primary completion

2016-05

Completion

2016-05

Publications

• van Veldhuisen DJ, Ponikowski P, van der Meer P, Metra M, Bohm M, Doletsky A, Voors AA, Macdougall IC, Anker SD, Roubert B, Zakin L, Cohen-Solal A; EFFECT-HF Investigators. Effect of Ferric Carboxymaltose on Exercise Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency. Circulation. 2017 Oct 10;136(15):1374-1383. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.027497. Epub 2017 Jul 12.

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