Mid-Term Mortality in Older Anemic Patients with Type 2 Myocardial Infarction: Does Blood Transfusion sImprove Prognosis?
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Date publication
avril 2022
Journal
Journal of clinical medicine
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr COTTIN Yves
Tous les auteurs :
Hacquin A, Putot A, Chague F, Manckoundia P, Cottin Y, Zeller M
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Résumé
(1) Anemia often predisposes older patients to type 2 myocardial infarction (T2MI). However, the management of this frequent association remains uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the impact of red blood cell transfusion during the acute phase of T2MI in older anemic inpatients. (2) Methods and results: We performed a retrospective study using a French regional database. One hundred and seventy-eight patients aged 65 years or older, presenting with a T2MI and anemia, were selected. Patients were split into two groups: one that received a red blood cell transfusion (≥1 red blood cell unit) and one that did not. A propensity score was built to adjust for potential confounders, and the association between transfusion and 30-day mortality was evaluated with an inverse propensity score weighted Cox model. Transfusion was not associated with 30-day all-cause mortality (propensity score weighted hazard ratio (HR) 1.59 (0.55-4.56), = 0.38). However, 1-year all-cause mortality was significantly higher in the transfusion group (propensity score weighted HR 2.47 (1.22-4.97), = 0.011). (3) Conclusion: Our findings in older adults with anemia suggest that blood transfusion in the acute phase of T2MI could not be associated with improved short-term prognosis. Prospective studies are urgently needed to assess the impact of transfusion on longer-term prognosis.
Mots clés
anemia, mortality, older patients, red blood cell transfusion, type 2 myocardial infarction
Référence
J Clin Med. 2022 04 26;11(9):