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Prognostic Scale of Garcia-Paredes et al for a Patient with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Description

Garcia-Paredes et al reported a new prognostic scale for a patient with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This can help to identify a patient who may benefit from more aggressive management. The authors are from Hospital Carlos Haya, Hospital Infanta Margarita Cabra, Hospital Le Fe and the Andalusian School of Public Health in Spain.


Patient selection: ST-segment elevation AMI

 

Parameters:

(1) Killip class

(2) age in years

 

Killip Class

Age

Score

Hospital Mortality

I

< 65

0

1.4%

I

65 to 75

3

7%

I

> 75 years

5

19%

II or III

NA

7

31%

IV

NA

11

80%

 

Performance:

• The area under the ROC curve is 0.84.


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