Heart Failure and Anemia Cohort Study in Saudi Arabia, 2,144 Patients

2,144 patients with heart failure from National Guard Health Affairs hospitals in Saudi Arabia were analyzed for anemia prevalence and severity. The study, authored by Lama Alfehaid and published in 2026, found anemia present in 56.4% of patients and linked severity to higher cardiovascular mortality and biomarkers like BNP.

Use Cases

• Predicting cardiovascular mortality risk based on anemia severity and biomarker levels.
• Identifying independent predictors of anemia in heart failure patients based on clinical characteristics.
• Analyzing the inverse correlation between hemoglobin levels and B-type natriuretic peptide.
• Comparing clinical outcomes across anemia severity categories (mild, moderate, severe).
• Evaluating the association between medication use (e.g., sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors) and anemia odds.

Strengths

• Multicenter retrospective cohort of 2,144 adult patients.
• Analysis includes multivariable logistic regression and correlation tests with specific results (e.g., adjusted OR 2.11 for CKD).
• Data includes detailed clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters, and outcomes stratified by anemia severity.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single country's healthcare system.

Provenance

Source

National Guard Health Affairs hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Collection Method

Multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 16:12:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saudi Arabia.