Why the study?
Does the TIMI risk score predict in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients with right ventricular myocardial infarction?
Population
580 consecutive patients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit with acute inferior or lateral wall myocardial…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
long-term (exact duration not specified)
Authors
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May aid risk stratification in RV MI; extends TIMI validation to this subgroup but remains hypothesis-generating.
Does the TIMI risk score predict in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients with right ventricular myocardial infarction?
The TIMI risk score is a strong predictor of both in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients with right ventricular infarction.
R Gumina (2002) studied this question.
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