Study Design. Patients with AMI and hemoglobin (Hgb) ≤8 to ≤10 g/dl during admission were randomized in a 1:1 fashion to either a liberal (for Hgb ≤10 g/dl, goal Hgb >11 g/dl) (n = 342) or a restrictive (for Hgb ≤8 g/dl, target Hgb 8-10 g/dl) (n = 324) RBC transfusion strategy..