Why are Iron and Haemoglobin Important?

Haemoglobin is an iron-containing protein present in red platelets or cells. It hauls oxygen around the body and if sufficient amounts are not transported, muscles and organs do not receive enough oxygen as per the requirement. Haemoglobin serves the significant task of carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide through the blood. If your haemoglobin is excessively low, you will fail to supply the cells in your body with the oxygen they need to endure and there are high chances of developing anaemia.

Anaemia or a low level of haemoglobin in the blood is regularly connected to coronary illness in the light of the fact that the heart needs to work more in order to pump more blood and oxygen to the body due to haemoglobin deficiency. At a point when it is not treated, weakness has adverse effects on different organs of the body, especially the heart because oxygen levels are persistently decreased.

Individuals who are diagnosed with heart diseases may observe the deterioration of functions, with the chances that they might likewise develop anaemia because diminished levels of oxygen put a strain on the heart.

Treatment options

The initial periods of treatment usually include transformation in the diet, the inclusion of Vitamin supplements such as folate, vitamin B12 and iron and other medications that have been created to increase the amount of red blood cell production in the body.

If the cases are a bit more severe and are not succeeding through initial forms of treatment, processes of blood transfusion are considered as further treatment options.

What role does iron play?

• Iron is a nutrient that plays an important part in the level of haemoglobin. Your body absorbs about 1-2 mg of iron per day and recycles the iron that has been released from already broken down red blood cells.
• Its presence is of significance because it is used to produce new red blood cells. The rest of it is stored and used when the need for iron in the body is very high for growth, during pregnancy or loss of blood.
• Iron deficiency is detected in the body when the stored iron has been used and the body is facing a lack of iron. Low iron levels can lead to low haemoglobin and this again leads to anaemia which has a huge impact on the heart if treatment is not started on time.

Dr Gokhale is a senior consultant cardiothoracic and minimal access surgeon at Apollo Hospitals in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. He is the best heart doctor in Hyderabad and has been known for his medical services. He is very experienced in his field and has completed more than 15000+ successful open-heart surgeries. He is a heart specialist in Hyderabad and is one of the most experienced doctors of minimally invasive heart surgery in India.

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