Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 – Anemia in Heart Diseases (pp. 1-18)
Estelle Torbey, M.D. and Gretta Torbey, M.D. (Staten Island University Hospital, New York, USA, and others)

Chapter 2 – Influence of Iron Deficiency Anaemia and Recovery on Oxidative/Antioxidant Status (pp. 19-34)
Javier Díaz-Castro, Mario Pulido-Moran, Silvia Hijano, Naroa Kajarabille and Julio J. Ochoa (Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology “José Mataix Verdú”. Biomedical Research Center. Health Sciences Technological Park. University of Granada, Granada, Spain, and others)

Chapter 3 – Influence of Iron Deficiency Anaemia on Bone Metabolism (pp. 35-48)
Javier Díaz-Castro, Silvia Hijano, Mario Pulido-Moran, Naroa Kajarabille and Julio J. Ochoa (Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology “José Mataix Verdú”. Biomedical Research Center. Health Sciences Technological Park. University of Granada, Granada, Spain, and others)

Chapter 4 – Sickle Cell Anemia: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Management Strategies (pp. 49-64)
Bruna Miglioranza Scavuzzi, Lucia Helena da Silva Miglioranza and Isaias Dichi (Health Sciences Doctoral Student – University of Londrina, Londrina, Parana, Brazil, and others)

Chapter 5 – Anemia in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (pp. 65-98)
Alicia Enrico, M.D., María Gabriela Flores, M.D., Laura Kornblihtt, M.D., Ph.D., Elsa Nucifora, M.D., Yesica Bestach, M.Sc., Irene B. Larripa, Ph.D., and Carolina B. Belli, Ph.D. (Área de Hematología, Hospital Italiano, La Plata, Servicio de Hematología, Hospital General de Agudos “C Durand”, Buenos Aires, and others)

Chapter 6 – Transfusion in Chronic Anaemia (pp. 199-122)
Philip Crispin (Haematologist, Canberra Hospital, Lecturer, Australian National University Medical School, Honorary Clinical Fellow, Australian Red Cross Blood Service)

Chapter 7 – Anaemia: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Management with a Focus on Chronic Kidney Disease (pp. 123-146)
K. Abdul Razak, D.W. Mudge and D. W. Johnson (Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia, and others)

Chapter 8 – Strategy for Treating Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients from the Standpoint of Iron Utility (pp. 147-164)
Daisuke Harada, Takehisa Kawata and Masaaki Inaba (Nephrology Research Laboratories, Nephrology R&D Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., and others)

Chapter 9 – Parasitic Anemia: Prevalence, Risk and Management (pp. 165-170)
Somsri Wiwanitkit and Viroj Wiwanitkit (Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok Thailand, and others)

Index