Discharge Hemoglobin Association with Long-Term Outcomes of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

• Main Authors: Ming Gao (Author), Xinying Zhang (Author), Ling Qin (Author), Yang Zheng (Author), Zhiguo Zhang (Author), Qian Tong (Author), Hang Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Anemia following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with poor outcomes. While previous studies in patients with AMI have focused on anemia at admission, we hypothesized that hemoglobin (Hb) decline during hospitalization and lower discharge Hb would be associated with greate...