Impact of Blood Transfusions in Patients Presenting With Anemia and Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1119-1121

  Singla, Ish ^a   Zahid, Maliha ^a   Good, Chester B ^a,b,c   Macioce, Alanna ^b   Sonel, Ali F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Vet Aff Pittsburgh Hlthcare Syst   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PULMONARY EDEMA; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPONIN I;

EID: 34147174507     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.11.056     Document Type: Article

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