What are the most important outcomes in decision making related to iron supplementation for chronic heart failure?
The committee agreed that all-cause mortality, quality of life and unplanned hospitalisation were the most critical outcomes for decision making. The committee agreed that the impact of iron on improvement in exercise tolerance, change in haemoglobin in anaemic patients, withdrawal due to adverse events/tolerability and adverse events (including hypertension, anaphylaxis/hypersensitivity, stroke and gastrointestinal issues) were also important outcomes.