# When Your Blood Can’t Breathe: Iron, Anaemia, and the Breathless Heart

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Podcast: [The Naked Heart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-naked-heart-7051353)
Published: 2026-03-27T06:49:42+00:00
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## Resource

When a patient arrives breathless and unable to climb a hill, the instinct is to blame the heart. Sometimes the answer lies in the blood itself. Iron deficiency anaemia reduces oxygen delivery, forces the heart into a hyperdynamic state, and can even produce a murmur over a completely normal valve. Read blog

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