Effect of Hemoglobin Level on Long-Term All-Cause Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in African-Americans

Anemia has been shown to be an independent predictor of long-term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). African-Americans are known to have lower hemoglobin (Hgb) levels compared with Caucasians. The impact of anemia on long-term mortality in African-Americans undergoing PCI is u...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2009-04, Vol.103 (8), p.1078-1082
Main Authors: Poludasu, Shyam, MD, Marmur, Jonathan D., MD, Weedon, Jeremy, PhD, Khan, Waqas, MD, Cavusoglu, Erdal, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Aged
Anemia
Anemia - epidemiology
Anemia - ethnology
Anemia - mortality
Angioplasty
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - mortality
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular
Comorbidity
Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology
Coronary Artery Disease - therapy
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Erythrocyte Indices
Hemoglobin
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mortality
Prognosis
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Survival analysis
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Summary:Anemia has been shown to be an independent predictor of long-term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). African-Americans are known to have lower hemoglobin (Hgb) levels compared with Caucasians. The impact of anemia on long-term mortality in African-Americans undergoing PCI is unknown. We evaluated a total of 715 African-American patients (313 patients with anemia and 402 patients without anemia as defined by the World Health Organization [Hgb
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.12.032