In MI With Anemia, Results May Favor Liberal Transfusion
In patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, a “liberal” red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy did not significantly reduce the risk of recurrent MI or death within 30 days compared with a “restrictive” transfusion strategy, in the 3500-patient MINT trial. “While not statistically significant, the results consistently favored a liberal transfusion strategy,” Jeffrey L. …