Why the study?
ACS is a major cause of death globally, making mortality risk assessment essential to improve prevention strategies.
Do the TIMI and GRACE scores accurately predict the risk of death in patients with acute coronary syndrome?
Population
106 patients with ACS presenting with chest pain at a public hospital in Tumbes, Peru
Comparison
TIMI score vs GRACE score
Design
Retrospective cross-sectional study
Authors
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TIMI/GRACE performance in Peruvian ACS patients needs local validation; leaves open their reliability for mortality stratification in this setting.
Do the TIMI and GRACE scores accurately predict the risk of death in patients with acute coronary syndrome?
Both TIMI and GRACE scores demonstrate excellent and comparable performance in predicting the risk of death in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome.
Herrera-Castillo et al. (2023) studied this question.
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