Isn't it about time we learned how to use blood transfusion in patients with ischemic heart disease?

Sunil V Rao, Matthew W Sherwood, Sunil V Rao, Matthew W Sherwood

No abstract available

Keywords: ACS; clopidogrel; platelet response; transfusion.

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Figure 1. Adverse Effects of RBC Transfusion Contrasted With Other Risks

Risk is depicted on a logarithmic scale. Shaded bars represent the risk per red blood cell (RBC) unit transfused, and unshaded bars represent the risk for fatality per person per year for various life events. Reprinted, with permission, from Carson et al. (6).