[Iron metabolism in elderly patients with ulcer disease].

We examined 72 elderly patients with ulcer disease at the age from 55 till 79 years. We studied an iron metabolism (haemoglobin, serum iron, serum ferritin) and its correlation with a clinical current of ulcer disease. It is established that the anemic syndrome is the frequent companion of ulcer disease in elderly and old patients. Deficiency of iron negatively influences on dynamic abdominal painful and dyspepsia syndromes, considerably aggravates clinical display of a cardiovascular pathology.