Risk assessment after acute coronary syndrome

Editorial

Cornelia Junghans et al. BMJ. 2006.

. 2006 Nov 25;333(7578):1079-80.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39035.509016.BE.

Abstract

Lots of potential but will it end up being yet another risk score?

Competing interests: None declared.

Prediction of risk of death and myocardial infarction in the six months after presentation with acute coronary syndrome: prospective multinational observational study (GRACE).
Fox KA, Dabbous OH, Goldberg RJ, Pieper KS, Eagle KA, Van de Werf F, Avezum A, Goodman SG, Flather MD, Anderson FA Jr, Granger CB. Fox KA, et al. BMJ. 2006 Nov 25;333(7578):1091. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38985.646481.55. Epub 2006 Oct 10. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 17032691 Free PMC article.

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