Elevated levels of vitamin B12 in chronic stable heart failure: a marker for subclinical liver damage and impaired prognosis

Argan, Onur; Ural, Dilek; KARAÜZÜM, KURTULUŞ; Bozyel, Serdar; Aktas, Mujdat; KARAÜZÜM, İREM; Kozdag, Guliz; AĞAÇDİKEN AĞIR, AYŞEN

doi:10.2147/tcrm.s164200

Elevated levels of vitamin B12 in chronic stable heart failure: a marker for subclinical liver damage and impaired prognosis

Argan O., Ural D., KARAÜZÜM K. , Bozyel S., Aktas M., KARAÜZÜM İ. , ...More

THERAPEUTICS AND CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT, vol.14, pp.1067-1073, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 14
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.2147/tcrm.s164200
Title of Journal : THERAPEUTICS AND CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT
Page Numbers: pp.1067-1073
Keywords: heart failure, vitamin B12, bilirubin, prognosis, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, ANEMIA, SERUM, COBALAMIN, PREVALENCE, DEFICIENCY, ETIOLOGY

Abstract

Background: Elevated vitamin B12 is a sign for liver damage, but its significance in chronic stable heart failure (HF) is less known. The present study investigated the clinical correlates and prognostic significance of vitamin B12 levels in stable systolic HF.