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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2025

Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: Cellular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.

Anastasios Tsarouchas, Vassilios P Vassilikos, Dimitrios Mouselimis, Christodoulos E Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Tachmatzidis, Aikaterini Vassilikou, Constantinos Bakogiannis

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Anastasios TsarouchasThird Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2883-2688
Vassilios P VassilikosThird Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0885-9170
Dimitrios MouselimisThird Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0266-302X
Christodoulos E PapadopoulosThird Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9643-9066
Dimitrios TachmatzidisThird Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4279-8351
Aikaterini VassilikouThird Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Constantinos BakogiannisThird Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Hippokration" General Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1132-9835

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Abstract

Iron deficiency (ID) is a prevalent comorbidity in heart failure (HF), affecting 37-75% of patients and contributing significantly to symptom burden and adverse outcomes independent of anemia status. Current diagnostic criteria for ID in HF include absolute deficiency (ferritin <100 μg/L) and functional deficiency (ferritin 100-299 μg/L with transferrin saturation <20%). Major clinical trials including AFFIRM-AHF, IRONMAN, HEART-FID, and FAIR-HF2 have demonstrated that intravenous iron therapy, particularly ferric carboxymaltose, reduces HF hospitalizations and improves quality of life and exercise capacity. The 2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend intravenous ferric carboxymaltose for symptomatic iron-deficient patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Despite these advances, significant knowledge gaps remain regarding optimal diagnostic approaches, the relationship between ID and ferroptosis in cardiac tissue, and the efficacy of newer iron formulations. This review synthesizes current understanding of ID in HF and highlights emerging therapeutic strategies.

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anemiaheart failureintravenous ferrum treatmentiron deficiency

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