Clinical impact of red blood cell transfusion on adverse clinical events in acute heart failure patients with anemia

Anemia has been recognized an important comorbidity in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) and is associated with adverse clinical events. However, the clinical impact of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in such patients is unclear.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - September 14, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Satoshi Higuchi, Noritaka Hata, Shigeki Shibata, Kazukuni Hirabuki, Tomoya Suda, Kazuna Honda, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Takeaki Matsuda Source Type: research