The TIMI Risk Score for Unstable Angina/Non--ST Elevation MI: A Method for Prognostication and Therapeutic Decision Making

Article Abstract:

Seven characteristics can predict the risk of heart attack or death in patients with chest pain. They are: age 65 years or older, at least 3 risk factors for coronary artery disease, coronary artery blockage of 50% or more, ST-segment changes on an ECG, at least 2 episodes of chest pain in the past 24 hours, use of aspirin in the past seven days, and elevated serum cardiac markers.

Methods, Risk factors, Unstable angina, Health risk assessment

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Application of the TIMI Risk Score for ST-Elevation MI in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 3

Article Abstract:

The TIMI risk score can be used to estimate the prognosis of heart attack patients, according to a study of 84,029 patients. This score is a summary of eight characteristics, including age, medical history, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, the nature of the heart attack, and whether the patient received reperfusion therapy.

Research

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Cardiac-specific troponin I levels to predict the risk of mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Article Abstract:

The blood serum marker troponin I may serve to identify an increased risk of death in patients with unstable angina or a heart attack. Troponin I, a part of the troponin regulatory mechanism, is not detected in the blood of healthy people and is highly specific for heart tissue. By day 42 of a study of cardiac patients, the 573 patients with troponin I levels above 0.4 nanograms (ng) per milliliter had a mortality rate almost four times that of 831 patients with lower troponin I concentrations. Risk of death increased significantly with each 1.0 ng increase of troponin I, even after adjustment for patient characteristics, such as electrocardiographic results and age.

Patient outcomes, Mortality, Measurement, Physiological aspects, Coronary heart disease, Carrier proteins, Transport proteins, Muscle proteins, Cardiac patients, Biological response modifiers

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