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Anemia
Baseline hematocrit was a predictor of mortality rate in anemic heart patients
January 13th, 2005
Researchers have investigated the impact of anemia on outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. According to a recent study from the United States, "Of 6,929 consecutive patients who were treated with percutaneous coronary intervention, 1,708 (24.6%) had anemia according to criteria of the World Health Organization. Compared with patients who did not have anemia, those who did have anemia were older, more frequently women and African-American, had a smaller body mass index, and higher frequencies of cardiovascular risk factors and co-morbid conditions." E. Nikolsky and colleagues of Columbia University continued, "Patients...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-13)
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