Having anaemia means you have an abnormally low amount of haemoglobin in your blood. Red blood cells contain haemoglobin, which is responsible for carrying oxygen around your body. Therefore, if you don't have enough red blood cells, your heart will have to work harder to move these cells (and the oxygen they're carrying) around your body at a faster rate. This extra workload can aggravate heart failure.
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