Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia

Jeffrey L. Carson, Maria M. Brooks, Paul C. Hébert, Shaun G. Goodman, Marnie Bertolet, Simone A. Glynn, Bernard Chaitman, Tabassome Simon, Renato D. Lópes, Andrew M. Goldsweig,

New England Journal of Medicine · 2023 · 214 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

In patients with acute myocardial infarction and anemia, a liberal transfusion strategy did not significantly reduce the risk of recurrent myocardial infarction or death at 30 days. However, potential harms of a restrictive transfusion strategy cannot be excluded. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and others; MINT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02981407.).

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