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Prognostic Accuracy of the GRACE Score in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians with ...
Cerqueira Junior,Antonio Mauricio dos Santos; Pereira,Luisa Gondim dos Santos; Souza,Thiago Menezes Barbosa de; Correia,Vitor Calixto de AlmeidaAbstract Background: The GRACE Score was derived and validated from a cohort in which octogenarians and nonagenarians were poorly represented. Objective: To test the accuracy of the GRACE score in predicting in-hospital mortality of very elderly individuals with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods: Prospective observational study conducted in the intensive coronary care unit of a tertiary center from Septem...
Zero Calcium Score as a Filter for Further Testing in Patients Admitted to the ...
Correia,Luis Cláudio Lemos; Esteves,Fábio P.; Carvalhal,Manuela; Souza,Thiago Menezes Barbosa de; Sá,Nicole de; Correia,Vitor Calixto de AlmeidaAbstract Background: The accuracy of zero coronary calcium score as a filter in patients with chest pain has been demonstrated at the emergency room and outpatient clinics, populations with low prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Objective: To test the gatekeeping role of zero calcium score in patients with chest pain admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU), where the pretest probability of CAD is hig...