TY - JOUR
T1 - Usefulness of the TIMI risk index in predicting short- and long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes
AU - Ilkhanoff, Leonard
AU - O'Donnell, Christopher J.
AU - Camargo, Carlos A.
AU - O'Halloran, T. David
AU - Giugliano, Robert P.
AU - Lloyd-Jones, Donald M.
PY - 2005/9/15
Y1 - 2005/9/15
N2 - In a cohort of 710 patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs), we demonstrated that the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction Risk Index - a predictor of 30-day mortality in clinical trial patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) - is a strong predictor of short- and long-term mortality with good discrimination ability (c statistics 0.77 to 0.79) among all subtypes of ACSs (STEMI, non-STEMI, and unstable angina pectoris). These results verify the utility of the Risk Index in unselected patients with STEMI, broaden its application to other types of ACSs, and extend its utility to stratification of long-term mortality risk.
AB - In a cohort of 710 patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs), we demonstrated that the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction Risk Index - a predictor of 30-day mortality in clinical trial patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) - is a strong predictor of short- and long-term mortality with good discrimination ability (c statistics 0.77 to 0.79) among all subtypes of ACSs (STEMI, non-STEMI, and unstable angina pectoris). These results verify the utility of the Risk Index in unselected patients with STEMI, broaden its application to other types of ACSs, and extend its utility to stratification of long-term mortality risk.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.059
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.059
M3 - Article
C2 - 16169358
AN - SCOPUS:24944450361
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 96
SP - 773
EP - 777
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 6
ER -