November 28th, 2007
Blood Transfusions During Heart Surgery Increase Risk of Complications Including Heart Attack and Stroke
Results of a study recently published in the journal Circulation may lead to a reevaluation of criteria for giving blood transfusions following an elevated risk of heart attack and stroke in heart surgery patients who received blood transfusions.
The transfusions are designed to improve the delivery of oxygen to the body’s tissues.
But researchers found patients […]
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