The IRONMAN trial of intravenous iron for heart failure. Adjudication of hospitalizations and deaths.

In this episode, Dr. Valentin Fuster reviews the Ironman trial, which studied the effects of intravenous iron on patients with heart failure and iron deficiency. While intravenous iron improved symptoms and reduced recurrent hospitalizations, it did not significantly impact first-time hospitalizations or mortality rates, suggesting the need for further research into its broader clinical benefits.

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Each week, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, records free podcasts highlighting journal findings. To keep clinicians updated on the most important science emerging in clinical and translational cardiology, Dr. Fuster provides an overview of the weekly edition from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), as well as a short summary of each manuscript. Encompassing JACC and nine cardiovascular specialty journals, the JACC family of journals rank among the top cardiovascular peer-reviewed journals in the world for scientific impact.