Iron deficiency in pediatric patients with congenital heart defects

Czech version

Authors: S. Kaprálová; B. Ludíková; E. Klásková; A. Palátová
Authors‘ workplace: Dětská klinika Fakultní nemocnice a Lékařské fakulty Univerzity Palackého, Olomouc
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2021; 76 (6): 330-334.
Category: Review

Overview

Care for patients with congenital heart defects should be comprehensive and targeted not only to the defect itself but also to the diverse range of associated diagnoses that can fundamentally affect morbidity and mortality. Iron deficiency anaemia is an affiliated serious diagnosis that exacerbates tissue hypoxia in patients with cyanotic heart defects and contributes to the development of heart failure in defects with significant left-to-right shunt.

The authors present a brief overview article on this issue.

Keywords:

Iron deficiency anemia – Iron deficiency – congenital heart defects with left-to-right shunt – cyanotic congenital heart defects

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