Open AccessAnemia and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Time for Intervention Studies
Author(s) -
Farhan Serdar,
Baber Usman,
Mehran Roxana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.116.004908
Subject(s) - medicine , acute coronary syndrome , clinical trial , anemia , myocardial infarction
Originally characterized as “globules of his blood” in 1675 by the Dutch microscopist van Leeuwenhoek, the crucial role of erythrocytes, or red blood cells, in regulating normal human physiology was not appreciated until centuries later.[1][1] In contemporary medical taxonomy, the construct of