TY - JOUR
T1 - The SYNTAX score predicts early mortality risk in the elderly with acute coronary syndrome having primary PCI
AU - Scherff, Frank
AU - Vassalli, Giuseppe
AU - Sürder, Daniel
AU - Mantovani, Antonio
AU - Corbacelli, Carlo
AU - Pasotti, Elena
AU - Klersy, Catherine
AU - Auricchio, Angelo
AU - Moccetti, Tiziano
AU - Pedrazzini, Giovanni B.
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Background: The SYNTAX score (SXscore), an angiographic score reflecting coronary lesion complexity, predicts clinical outcomes in patients with left main or multivessel disease, and in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI. The clinical SXscore (CSS) integrates the SXscore and clinical variables (age, ejection fraction, serum creatinine) into a single score. We analyzed these scores in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing primary PCI. The purpose of this analysis was not to decide which patients should undergo PCI, but to predict clinical outcomes in this population. Methods: The SXscore was determined in a consecutive series of 114 elderly patients (mean age, 79.6 ± 4.1 years) undergoing primary PCI for ACS. Outcomes were stratified according to SXscore tertiles: SX LOW ≤15 (n = 39), 15<SX MID
AB - Background: The SYNTAX score (SXscore), an angiographic score reflecting coronary lesion complexity, predicts clinical outcomes in patients with left main or multivessel disease, and in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI. The clinical SXscore (CSS) integrates the SXscore and clinical variables (age, ejection fraction, serum creatinine) into a single score. We analyzed these scores in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing primary PCI. The purpose of this analysis was not to decide which patients should undergo PCI, but to predict clinical outcomes in this population. Methods: The SXscore was determined in a consecutive series of 114 elderly patients (mean age, 79.6 ± 4.1 years) undergoing primary PCI for ACS. Outcomes were stratified according to SXscore tertiles: SX LOW ≤15 (n = 39), 15<SX MID
KW - acute coronary syndrome
KW - myocardial infarction
KW - PCI
KW - SYNTAX score
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M3 - Article
C2 - 22147397
AN - SCOPUS:82955219538
VL - 23
SP - 505
EP - 510
JO - Journal of Invasive Cardiology
JF - Journal of Invasive Cardiology
SN - 1042-3931
IS - 12
ER -