Potential causes of anaemia in chronic heart failure patients
| Mean cell volume | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <76 fl | 76–96 fl | >96 fl | Total | |
| *Ninewells Hospital laboratory reference ranges (see table 1 for ferritin ranges). | ||||
| TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone. | ||||
| Number patients | 3 | 28 | 8 | 39 |
| Creatinine ≥160 μmol/l | 1/3 | 12/28 | 4/8 | 17/39 |
| Ferritin low* | 1/3 | 0/9 | 0/4 | 1/16 |
| B12 /folate low | 0/2 | 0/10 | 0/5 | 0/17 |
| TSH ≥4 mu/l* | 0/3 | 6/15 | 1/3 | 7/21 |