Journal article
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and In-hospital Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights From the Canadian Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are conflicting data regarding the relationship between the number of modifiable traditional risk factors and prognosis in acute coronary syndromes (ACS). This controversy might in part be explained by the differential use of prehospital medications.
METHODS: Using data from the Canadian, multicentre Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) (1999-2008), we stratified 13,686 ACS patients into 3 groups (0, 1-2, vs 3-4 …
Authors
Wang JY; Goodman SG; Saltzman I; Wong GC; Huynh T; Dery J-P; Leiter LA; Bhatt DL; Welsh RC; Spencer FA
Journal
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 31, No. 12, pp. 1455–1461
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.cjca.2015.04.007
ISSN
0828-282X