European heart journal
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European heart journal · Apr 2019
Association between time of hospitalization with acute myocardial infarction and in-hospital mortality.
To study the association between time of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). ⋯ There is little evidence to support an association between time of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality for AMI; variation in in-hospital mortality may be explained by case mix and the use of treatments.
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European heart journal · Apr 2019
Meta Analysis Comparative StudyRestrictive compared with liberal red cell transfusion strategies in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.
To determine whether a restrictive strategy of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion at lower haemoglobin concentrations is inferior to a liberal strategy of RBC transfusion at higher haemoglobin concentrations in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ The current evidence does not support the notion that restrictive RBC transfusion strategies are inferior to liberal RBC strategies in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.