–Public Citizen says the MINT trial comparing blood transfusion strategies after MI should be halted. Public Citizen is calling for the immediate suspension of a large NIH-sponsored trial comparing blood transfusion strategies after heart attacks. The Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion (MINT) trial should be halted “because of potentially serious ethical violations,” said the consumer advocacy…
Study Raises Questions About Transfusions In PCI Patients
February 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A very large observational study raises important questions about the role of transfusions in PCI patients in the US. In a study published in JAMA, researchers from Duke and Yale analyzed data from more than 2.25 million percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures at more than 1,400 hospitals. The data came from the CathPCI Registry, a large ongoing study…
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