Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgão oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
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Prognostic impact of hemoglobin drop during hospital stay in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
Bleeding is currently the most common non-cardiac complication of therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and may itself be associated with adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of hemoglobin drop during hospital stay on outcome among patients with ACS. ⋯ A decrease in hemoglobin frequently occurs during hospitalization for ACS and is independently associated with adverse outcomes.