Anemia and heart disease may be more closely related than previously thought.
Recent research has uncovered a concerning link between anemia and cardiovascular diseases such as atrial fibrillation (AFib), a type of arrhythmia, and heart failure, which occurs when the heart fails to pump sufficient blood to meet the body’s demands.
“Since the job of the heart is to supply blood to the rest of the body, if there is anemia, [then there is] decreased concentration of red blood cells,” Dr. Michael Goyfman, chief of cardiology and director of echocardiography at Northwell Long Island Jewish Forest Hills in New York, told The Epoch Times. “Then the heart may need to provide a larger volume of blood to meet the demands of the body, whether by pumping faster or harder.”…