Iron deficiency common in IPAH

Ruiter et al showed that 30 of 70 (43%) Dutch patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension were iron deficient, and had lower 6-minute walk distances (390 vs. 460 m), regardless of whether anemia was present. Eur Resp J 2011;37:1386-1391.

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