Prognostic significance of anemia in patients with chronic systolic heart failure secondary to Chagas' cardiomyopathy

► Forty nine (26%) of 186 patients with Chagas' disease heart failure were found to have anemia ► The proportion of chronic kidney disease was similar in patients with and without anemia ► Beta-Blocker therapy was an independent predictor of mortality in this patient population. ► Anemia was not an independent predictor of mortality in patients with chronic systolic heart failure secondary to Chagas' cardiomyopathy ► Mortality was higher in patients with than in those without anemia, particularly in patients with advanced heart failure.