[Clinical determinants and prognostic value of hemoglobin in hospitalized patients with systolic heart failure].

Introduction And Objectives: Anemia is a common finding in outpatients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with increased mortality. The aims of this study were to identify determinants of the hemoglobin level in a large group of hospitalized patients with systolic HF and to investigate the medium-term prognostic value of the hemoglobin level.

Methods: The study included 460 consecutive patients (age 68.