Pretransfusion hemoglobin level and mortality in adults with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia.

Khaled M MusallamSusanna BarellaRaffaella OrigaGiovanbattista Giovanni Battista FerreroRoberto LisiAnnamaria PasanisiFilomena LongoBarbara GianesinGian Luca Forni

Published in: Blood (2023)

In a large cohort of patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia, we demonstrate an association between ascending pretransfusion hemoglobin levels starting at 9.5 g/dL and reduced mortality risk.

Keyphrases

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