Why the study?
Can a model combining clinical and echocardiographic determinants during the acute period of acute coronary syndrome predict left ventricular systolic dysfunction after one year?
Population
565 patients with first-time acute coronary syndrome with no recurrence during a one-year period.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May aid post-ACS risk stratification; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation and outcome trials.
Can a model combining clinical and echocardiographic determinants during the acute period of acute coronary syndrome predict left ventricular systolic dysfunction after one year?
A simple scoring system based on standard clinical and echocardiographic findings during the acute phase of ACS can reliably predict the risk of late left ventricular systolic dysfunction at one year.
Babarskienė et al. (2007) studied this question.
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