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Michael Garfinkle
Researcher at McGill University
Publications - 2
Citations - 167
Michael Garfinkle is an academic researcher from McGill University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anemia & Cohort study. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 140 citations.
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Anemia and mortality in acute coronary syndromes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Patrick R. Lawler,Kristian B. Filion,Tara Dourian,Renée Atallah,Michael Garfinkle,Mark J. Eisenberg +5 more
TL;DR: Clinically and statistically significant increases in mortality were observed as early as at 30 days post-ACS and persisted at 1 year and anemia in patients with ACS is independently associated with a significantly increased risk of early and late mortality.
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Red blood cell transfusion and mortality among patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndromes: A systematic review
TL;DR: PRBC transfusion in patients post-ACS undertaken at hemoglobin levels below 8.0g/dL was found to be beneficial or, at worst, neutral, and there was suggestion of harm when transfusion was undertaken athemoglobin levels above 11.0G/dL, supporting a more conservative transfusion strategy.