AIMS In patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the negative impact of baseline haemoglobin levels on ischaemic events, particularly death, is well established, but the association with bleeding risk is less well studied. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of baseline haemoglobin levels on major bleeding complications. METHODS AND RESULTS Pooled analysis of OASIS 5 and 6 dat...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the haemoglobin levels in pregnant women and to determine the socio-demographic factors associated with anaemia in pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional survey, a total of 200 patients visiting prenatal clinic of Shifa International Hospital/Shifa Foundation Community Health Centres, Islamabad over the period of six months, both booked and non-booked we...

Haemolysates of red blood cells from embryos of several developmental stages ranging from 2 to 21 incubation days and from post-hatching chickens of various age groups were analysed by ion-exchange chromatography, agarand starch-gel electrophoresis, immunoelectrophoresis with specific antisera and polypeptide chain electrophoresis. With these methods two adult (Ax and A2) and six embryonic (Ej-...

www.thelancet.com/oncology Vol 12 June 2011 517 often as recommended by the manufacturer, and simply report results as positive or negative. This approach down grades hard-won quantitative data into simple quali tative testing; eff ort is needed to address how to use numerical faecal haemoglobin concentrations to improve screening programme performance in the future. Much is known about outcome...

In patients with cardiovascular disease, partial correction of anaemia with epoetin improves quality of life and exercise capacity, and reduces left ventricular hypertrophy. The currently recommended haemoglobin in these patients is 11-12 g/dl. The optimal haemoglobin in patients with diabetes mellitus does not differ from that in non-diabetic patients; however, haemoglobin should be increased ...