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August 16, 2000JAMA3,272 citations

The TIMI Risk Score for Unstable Angina/Non–ST Elevation MI

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EAElliott M. AntmanMCMarc CohenPBPeter J. L. M. Bernink

Key Result

The TIMI risk score effectively categorizes the risk of death and ischemic events in patients with unstable angina/non-ST elevation MI.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the TIMI risk score in predicting the risk of death and ischemic events in patients with UA/NSTEMI.
  • Utilized the TIMI risk score to categorize patients based on risk factors.
  • Assessed patient outcomes related to death and ischemic events.
  • Provided a basis for therapeutic decision-making based on risk categorization.
  • The TIMI risk score effectively categorized patients into different risk levels for death and ischemic events.
  • Patients classified at higher risk levels experienced increased rates of adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does the TIMI risk score categorize risk of death and ischemic events in patients with UA/NSTEMI?

P
Population
Patients with UA/NSTEMI
I
Intervention
TIMI risk score
O
Outcome
Death and ischemic eventscomposite

The TIMI risk score is a simple prognostication scheme for categorizing risk and guiding therapeutic decisions in patients with UA/NSTEMI.

Abstract

In patients with UA/NSTEMI, the TIMI risk score is a simple prognostication scheme that categorizes a patient's risk of death and ischemic events and provides a basis for therapeutic decision making. JAMA. 2000;284:835-842

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Antman et al. (2000) studied this question. The TIMI risk score effectively categorizes the risk of death and ischemic events in patients with unstable angina/non-ST elevation MI.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69791869f7ff93cc065d2062https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.284.7.835
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