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Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion
Recruiting
18 years and over
Inclusion Criteria:
• 18 years of age or older
• Either ST segment elevation myocardial infarction or Non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction consistent with the 3rd Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction criteria that occurs on admission or during the index hospitalization
• Hemoglobin concentration less than 10 g/dL at the time of random allocation
• Patient physician believes that both of the transfusion strategies are consistent with good medical care for the patient
Exclusion Criteria:
• Uncontrolled acute bleeding at the time of randomization defined as the need for uncrossed or non-type specific blood
• Decline blood transfusion
• Scheduled for cardiac surgery during the current admission
• Receiving only palliative treatment
• Known that follow-up will not be possible at 30 days
• Previously participated in MINT
• Currently enrolled in a competing study that interferes with the intervention or follow-up of MINT or enrolled in a competing study that has not been approved by the local Institutional Review Board
• Patient physician does not believe the patient is an appropriate candidate for the trial
Biological: Red Blood Cell Transfusion
Myocardial Infarction, Anemia
Red Blood Cell Transfusion, Anemia, Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
Jeffrey L Carson, MD - Jeffrey.Carson@Rutgers.edu
Kontos, Michael, C
Phase 3
HM20010218
NCT02981407
See this study on ClinicalTrials.gov