Table 1.

Table of guidelines for red blood cell transfusion in patients with cardiovascular disease

Organization	Year	Recommendation for general	Recommendation for CVD
British Committee for Standards in Haematology [38]	2013	7.0 g/dl, target 7.0–9.0 g/dl	Stable angina should have a Hb maintained > 7.0 g/dl
NICE: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [51]	2015	7.0 g/dl, target 7.0–9.0 g/dl	ACS: transfusion threshold of 8.0 g/dl, target of 8.0–10.0 g/dl Chronic: further research
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland [52]	2016	7.0 g/dl	Uncertainty remains for patients with ischemic heart disease, higher thresholds (8.0 g/dl) may be appropriate
American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) [53]	2016	7.0 g/dl	Patients with symptoms or a Hb level of 8.0 g/dl or less

ACS acute coronary syndrome, CVD cardiovascular disease, Hb hemoglobin