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Possible association of a reduction in cardiovascular events with blood donation
  1. GREGORY D SLOOP
  1. Department of Pathology,
  2. Louisiana State University School of Medicine,
  3. New Orleans, LA 70112, USA

https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.79.4.422

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    Sir,—As Meyers et al note, data regarding the iron hypothesis of atherogenesis are inconsistent,1 and data regarding the closely allied oxidation hypothesis are also conflicting.2 Thus, I suggest that the beneficial effect of blood donation on cardiovascular disease is caused by a reduction in haematocrit and blood viscosity. Haematocrit was shown to be a risk factor for atherosclerosis in the Framingham study.3 Haematocrit is also a very …

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