Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of chronic heart failure patients with anemia by retrospective study and discuss their clinical value. Methods The patients of chronic heart failure with anemia were marked as observation group (n = 68), those without anemia marked as control group (n = 38), and their cardiac function was classified into Ⅱ-Ⅳ. Cardiac function and clinical symptoms were compared between the two groups. The relationship between anemia and severity of chronic heart failure was investigated in elderly people. Results In the general information of the patients, the left ventricular ejection fraction and the left ventricular end diastolic diameter were significantly different between both groups. Comparing anemia data of the two groups, hemoglobin and the incidence of iron deficiency and anemia were significantly different. Serum ferritin level was significantly different between the control group and cardiac function Ⅳ group. The serum iron level was significantly different between the control group and the heart function Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ groups, and between heart function Ⅳ group and heart function Ⅱ and Ⅲ groups. There were significant differences in the hemoglobin level and the incidence of anemia between the control group and the heart function Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ groups. The iron-deficiency incidence was significantly different between the control group and the heart function Ⅲ and Ⅳ groups, and between the heart function Ⅱ group and the heart function Ⅲ group. In the observation group, the anemia patients and non-anemia patients had statistical differences in iron-deficiency occurrence rate, serum ferritin and serum iron. Conclusions The incidence of iron deficiency and anemia in the severe heart failure group is obviously higher than that of mild and moderate heart failure groups. To chronic heart failure patients with iron deficiency, proper complement of iron agent can improve cardiac function in patients with symptoms.