Does total iron binding capacity or transferrin concentration alone outperform iron and saturation indices in predicting iron deficiency?
Transferrin or TIBC measurement outperforms iron and saturation in predicting iron deficiency. This approach offers a cost-effective, evidence-based approach to the investigation of iron deficiency.
Pulmonary CTGF was substantially increased in parallel with pulmonary remodeling in rats with HF. Our data indicate that alveolar macrophages are a major source of increased pulmonary CTGF in HF and that CTGF may be a player in the profibrotic mechanisms associated with HF.