Background: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are at risk of anemia from blood loss, inflammation, and red blood cell lysis, necessitating blood product utilization and increasing the risk of post-operative complications. RBT-1 (a combination of stannic protoporfin and iron sucrose) is a novel preconditioning drug administered prior to surgery that upregulates anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and iron scavenging [...]

Case Presentation: A 52-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with altered mental status, headaches, and bilateral visual loss. She was admitted a month prior due to severe anemia with hemoglobin of 1.6 grams per deciliter resulting from chronic menorrhagia. She had received multiple blood transfusions at that time.On presentation, her blood pressure was 130/62 [...]