Comparison of the seven-year predictive value of six risk scores in acute coronary syndrome patients: GRACE, TIMI STEMI, TIMI NSTEMI, SIMPLE, ZWOLLE and BANACH
Why the study?
How do six different risk scores compare in predicting seven-year survival in patients with acute coronary syndrome?
Population
906 patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
Comparison
Risk stratification using six risk scores: TIMI… vs Comparison between the six risk scores
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
seven years
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Implication
May aid long-term ACS prognostication; extends validation of TIMI, GRACE, and BANACH to seven-year survival but needs prospective confirmation.
Structured PICO
How do six different risk scores compare in predicting seven-year survival in patients with acute coronary syndrome?
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Population
906 patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
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Intervention
Risk stratification using six risk scores: TIMI STEMI, TIMI NSTEMI, GRACE, SIMPLE, ZWOLLE, and BANACH
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Comparator
Comparison between the six risk scores
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Outcome
Seven-year survival (predictive value assessed by AUC)hard clinical
Risk scores like GRACE, TIMI STEMI, and the highly usable BANACH score provide good long-term prognostic value for seven-year survival in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Cite This Study
Filipiak et al. (2013) studied this question.