Perioperative Anemia and Patient Blood Management in Cardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Publication Year: 2026

Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD, MS, FAHA, Chair, Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD, FAHA, Vice Chair, Asishana Osho, MD, MPH, Jacob Raphael, MD, FAHA, Jessica Y. Rove, MD, FAHA, Anil K. Panigrahi, MD, PhD, Vicki Morton-Bailey, DNP, MSN, AGNP-BS, Anshul Kamlesh Vegrecha, MD, MBBS, Robert A. Baker, PhD, CCP (ANZ), and on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia the Council on Clinical Cardiology