Women are at higher risk of death when undergoing heart bypass surgery than men. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have determined that this disparity is mediated, to a large extent, by ...

Pre-Surgery Anemia Ups CKD Patients’ Risks Low hemoglobin levels increase the risk of death, sepsis, and cerebrovascular accidents following cardiac surgery. Anemia prior to cardiac surgery is ...

a = too few cases to calculate RR. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Recently identified contributors to post-transplant anemia and the value of ESAs can inform management strategies. A recent meta-analysis identifies a wide range of underappreciated risk factors for ...

About 1 in 4 people worldwide have some type of anemia. Iron-deficiency anemia, the most common form by far, makes up about half of all cases. Women and very young children get it the most. In fact, ...

People with cancer may develop anemia due to cancer treatment, blood loss, or decreased red blood cell production. Without treatment, anemia can cause complications. Anemia happens when a person has a ...

A trial finds a liberal vs restrictive transfusion threshold for at-risk cardiac patients may improve heart failure and ...

An earlier blood transfusion—done when hemoglobin levels were higher—after major general or vascular surgery among people ...

Mortality/major ischemic events at 90 days were no lower than with a restrictive strategy—but cardiac complications differed.