Coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease · Dec 2012
Comparative StudyPrognostic impact of red blood cell transfusion in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST elevation myocardial infarction.
We aimed to examine in-hospital and long-term outcomes of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in patients undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). ⋯ These results show that RBC transfusion is associated with increased in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients with STEMI undergoing a primary PCI.