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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912000360 |