Friday, February 28, 2014

Blood Transfusion in PCI may Increase the Risk of Cardiac Events

A study including 2 millions patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention procedures and blood transfusions had a greater risk of heart attack, stroke or death. Red blood cell transfusion among patients with coronary artery disease is controversial. A growing body of evidence suggests that transfusion in the setting of acute coronary syndromes (ACS; such as heart attack or unstable angina) and in hospitalized patients with a history of coronary artery ...

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