Most iron (about 3.5 grams) is in the hemoglobin portion of your blood which is a protein that transports oxygen. Some of it is stored as “ferritin” too. Evaluating ferritin levels is the most affordable, and easy way to quickly assess iron levels, but it is not the most complete meth...
Nancy (not her real name) was in her 30s and 29 weeks pregnant with her second child when she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2012. Her main complaint during routine prenatal appointments was fatigue, and blood tests showed extremely low iron levels. Further investigation and intervention ...
Serum Ferritin Relates to Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Offspring of Fathers With Higher Serum Ferritin LevelsSignificance Body iron status has been linked to atherosclerosis in adults. The purposes of our study were to determine (1) the association between circulating ferritin... Anna,Prats-Puig...
You get iron deficiency anemia when your body is low in iron. You need iron to make hemoglobin, a protein that helps your red blood cells carry oxygen. Your doctor will find out why your iron is low. Usually, you can treat iron deficiency anemia with supplements. Once youriron levelsgo ...
Gastric cancerSerum ironImmune checkpoint inhibitorBiomarkerThe aim of this study was to investigate the influence of serum iron levels in advanced gastric cancer (GC) patients treated with programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) inhibitors.#We retrospectively reviewed 149 GC patients who were treated...
Increasing evidence suggests an inverse relationship between bilirubin levels and cardiovascular disease. The present study evaluated the effect of bilirubin level on the slow coronary flow (SCF) phenomenon. This study was cross-sectional and observational. We enrolled 222 consecutive patients who underwent...
Within these same countries, however, there were also districts with the highest prevalence levels and/or largest increases or stagnating trends in anemia (smallest AROC) between 2000 and 2018. Districts in southern Mexico, eastern Honduras, eastern Venezuela and eastern Colombia had among the ...
LIPUS has been reported to enhance the effect of an anticancer drug on lymphoma and liver cancer cells. However, there have been no reports of proliferation, vascularization and migration effects on cancer cells. In this study, we investigated the effects of LIPUS treatment on cancer and ...
levelsthroughout the training and competitive periods. Other studies have shown that iron supplementation improves resistance to fatigue and endurance capacity in non-athletes with low levels of iron.Athleteswith a history of anemia or iron deficiency should also regularly monitor theirironlevels, the ...
another factor that makes them highly susceptible to low iron levels. That includespregnant women, young children, women with heavy menstrual bleeding, frequent blood donors, patients with cancer, individuals who have had gastrointestinal surgeries or have digestive disorders, and those with heart ...