Can the presence of anemia on admission improve the predictive value of the GRACE risk score for short- and medium-term mortality after acute coronary syndrome?

Introduction: In patients admitted for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the presence of anemia is a predictor of prognosis. However, risk scores used for prognostic stratification do not include this variable. Objectives: To evaluate whether the presence of anemia on admission in patients with ACS has...

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Main Authors: Ana Teresa Timóteo, Hamad Hamad, Fernando Miranda, Ninel Santos, José Alberto Oliveira, Maria Lurdes Ferreira, Rui Cruz Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912000360