Relation of Preprocedural Hemoglobin Level to Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

This study assessed the impact of elevated Hb on major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event (MACCE) at 12 months, a composite of all-cause mortality, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke after PCI. We pooled patient-level data from four Korean multicenter drug-eluting stent registries from 2010 to 2016.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - August 8, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Byung Gyu Kim, Hyoeun Kim, Sung-Jin Hong, Chul-Min Ahn, Dong-Ho Shin, Jung-Sun Kim, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Myeong-Ki Hong, Yangsoo Jang, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Byoung Kwon Lee Source Type: research