Liberal versus restrictive transfusion strategy for patients with coronary artery disease

American Heart Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Sardar, Partha ^a   Nairooz, Ramez ^a   Dutu, Laura ^a   Pastori, Luciano J ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIBERAL TRANSFUSION STRATEGY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTRICTIVE TRANSFUSION STRATEGY; SAMPLING ERROR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS;

EID: 84885181219     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.07.021     Document Type: Letter

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