Anaemia is a common comorbidity in chronic heart failure (CHF). The predictors of new onset anaemia (NOA) and its long-term prognostic value, particularly in patients treated with beta-blockers, are not known.
Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 47-83 Bld de l'Hôpital, Paris, France. michel.komajda@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr