AHA 2023 | MINT: Liberal vs Restrictive Transfusion in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

The aim of this study was to assess hard end points such as death or MI in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) presenting hemoglobin levels lower than 10 mg/dl. It was a randomized multicenter double blind trial including 3506 participants.

AHA 2023 | MINT: transfusión liberal vs restrictiva en pacientes con síndromes coronarios agudos

The study looked at different transfusion strategies, comparing restrictive strategy with 7-8 g/dl hemoglobin level cutoff vs. a liberal strategy with 10 g/dl hemoglobin level cutoff. Primary end point was a composite of all-cause death and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) at 30 days. 

Primary end point was observed in 16.9% of patients with restrictive transfusion and in 14.9% of liberal transfusion patients, with RR 1.15 (confidence interval 95%: 0.99-1.34; p=0.07). 

When looking at secondary outcomes, there was a non-significant increase in mortality (RR 1.19, CI 95% 0.96-1.47) and AMI (RR 1.19, CI 95% 0.94-1.49).

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These findings indicate a liberal strategy could offer clinical benefits with a moderate risk for anemic patients with ACS.

Dr. Omar Tupayachi

Dr. Omar Tupayachi.
Member of the Editorial Board of SOLACI.org.

Presented by  Jeffrey Carson at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 2023.


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