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Does discharge heart rate predict mortality in STEMI patients treated with primary PCI?
Does discharge heart rate predict mortality in STEMI patients treated with primary PCI?
Discharge heart rate serves as an independent prognostic marker for long-term mortality in STEMI patients following primary PCI.
May support discharge HR for risk stratification post-PCI STEMI; extends observational data but leaves interventional benefit open.
In STEMI patients treated with primary PCI and optimal medical therapy, heart rate at discharge was an important predictor of mortality up to 4 years follow-up even after adjustment for parameters reflecting a greater infarct size and the presence of heart failure.
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