The implications of blood transfusions for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: Results from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1490-1495

  Yang, Xin ^a   Alexander, Karen P ^a   Chen, Anita Y ^a   Roe, Matthew T ^a   Brindis, Ralph G ^b   Rao, Sunil V ^a   Gibler, W Brian ^c   Ohman, E Magnus ^d   Peterson, Eric D ^a,e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 26844533506     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.072     Document Type: Article

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