Hirawat S, Lichtman S M, Allen S L
Don Monti Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital-New York University School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
Am J Hematol. 2001 Mar;66(3):224-6. doi: 10.1002/1096-8652(200103)66:3<224::aid-ajh1049>3.0.co;2-e.
Two patients are reported with hemolytic anemia due to red blood cell fragmentation in association with prosthetic heart vales. They were treated with erythropoietin which eliminated the need for packed red blood cell transfusion.