Presentation
Summaries of quality assessments are presented in Figure 2 and Figure 3. [cochranelibrary.com]
Cardiovascular
- Heart Disease
[…] disorders known to cause anaemia Iron deficiency (ferritin < 100 ng/mL or transferrin saturation < 20% or both) Bleeding Known malignancy such as prostate cancer Presence of infection or inflammation Active ischaemic heart disease Uncontrolled hypertension [cochranelibrary.com]
Neurologic
- Seizure
Predictable side effects: hypertension, clotting of arteriovenous fistulas, and seizures (Navarro 2003). Furthermore, rHuEPO may increase cancer mortality risk by stimulating tumour growth (Brian 2005; Henke 2003). [cochranelibrary.com]
Treatment
In the past, iron and folate supplements were mainstay treatments. [cochranelibrary.com]