Abbreviations: CVE, Cerebrovascular Event; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; MDS, Myelodysplastic Syndrome; IPSS, International Prognosis Scoring System; R-IPSS, Revised International Prognosis Scoring System; IMA, Ischemia Modified Albumin; AML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia; WBC, White Blood Cell. Here, ALB is linked to myelodysplastic syndrome.