Risks of restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategies in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD): a meta-analysis.

I Cortés-PuchB M WileyJ SunH G KleinJ WelshR L DannerP Q EichackerCharles Natanson

Published in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2018)

In patients hospitalised for non-cardiac indications, liberal transfusion strategies are associated with a decreased risk of MACE in both those with and without known CVD. However, this only provides a survival benefit to CVD patients not admitted for CVD-corrective procedures.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
cardiovascular disease
red blood cell
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
coronary artery disease
patient reported outcomes
left ventricular
metabolic syndrome
sickle cell disease