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. 2020 Jun 12;115(4):43. doi: 10.1007/s00395-020-0799-x

Fig. 8.

Fig. 8

Graphical abstract for eNOS related-changes in anaemia. Moderate blood loss anaemia is associated with a reduced circulating nitric oxide (NO) pool and severe red blood cell (RBC) dysfunction. Vascular and cardiac endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is crucial for the cardio-circulatory adaptation to anaemia. RBC dysfunction and a reduced endothelial eNOS activity contribute to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and fatal outcome in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) superimposed on anaemia