Blood transfusion in myocardial infarction: Opening old wounds for comparative-effectiveness research

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 820-822

  Yeh, Robert W ^a   Wimmer, Neil J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

comparative effectiveness research; myocardial infarction; transfusion

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NOTE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPARATIVE-EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TRANSFUSION;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84907960379     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.05.041     Document Type: Editorial

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