Abstract
Background The wide range of clinical presentations of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) makes it indispensible to use tools for risk stratification and for appropriate risks management; thus, the use of prognosis scores is recommended in the immediat clinical decision-making. Objective To validate the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) score as a predictor of in-hospital and 6-month post-discharge mortality in a population diagnosed with ACS. Methods This is a prospective cohort study of consecutive patients diagnosed with ACS [...]
Highlights
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in Brazil and worldwide, and ischemic heart disease accounts for a large portion of this concerning scenario.[1]
Based on the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) report, the GRACE score was designed with 8 variables analyzed on patient's admission,[6 5] semiquantitative ones and 3
All individuals admitted with a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) at Hospital de Clínicas de Passo Fundo (HCPF), Brazil, from May to December 2018 were selected
Summary
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in Brazil and worldwide, and ischemic heart disease accounts for a large portion of this concerning scenario.[1] Among its forms of presentation, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has a wide range of severity.[2] the use of validated mathematical models of clinical prediction is essential and recommended in national and international guidelines for the management of patients with ACS.[3,4]. With this stratification, high-risk patients may receive more aggressive antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapy and early invasive intervention, whereas lower-risk patients may receive less aggressive treatments.[3,5].
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