12/02/2025 05:00:00 AMNew evidence from the nationwide TOP Trial (Transfusion Trigger After Operations in High Cardiac Risk Patients) suggests that a small but meaningful shift in clinical practice may help protect adults with heart disease as they recover from major surgery. The study, a featured session at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions and published simultaneously in JAMA, continues to draw national attention for what it reveals about how the heart responds to anemia in the days immediately following surgery.Office of the President/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/12-02/earlier-transfusions-major-surgery.xmlSurgery