Is it possible to simplify risk stratification scores for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty? | Zendy

Ana Teresa Timóteo | Zendy; Ana Luísa Papoila | Zendy; João Pedro Lopes | Zendy; José Alberto Oliveira | Zendy; Maria Lurdes Ferreira | Zendy; Filipa Ferreira | Zendy

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Is it possible to simplify risk stratification scores for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty?

Author(s) -

Ana Teresa Timóteo,

Ana Luísa Papoila,

João Pedro Lopes,

José Alberto Oliveira,

Maria Lurdes Ferreira,

Filipa Ferreira

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

revista portuguesa de cardiologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2174-2030

pISSN - 0870-2551

DOI - 10.1016/j.repc.2013.06.006

Subject(s) - primary angioplasty , risk stratification , st segment , medicine , myocardial infarction , elevation (ballistics) , cardiology , angioplasty , stratification (seeds) , percutaneous coronary intervention , engineering , seed dormancy , botany , germination , structural engineering , dormancy , biology

There are several risk scores for stratification of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most widely used of which are the TIMI and GRACE scores. However, these are complex and require several variables. The aim of this study was to obtain a reduced model with fewer variables and similar predictive and discriminative ability.

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