Validation of the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Event (GRACE) risk score for in-hospital mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome in Canada

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 392-399

  Elbarouni, Basem ^j   Goodman, Shaun G ^b,j   Yan, Raymond T ^j   Welsh, Robert C ^c   Kornder, Jan M ^d   DeYoung, J Paul ^e   Wong, Graham C ^f   Rose, Barry ^g   Grondin, François R ^h   Gallo, Richard ⁱ   Tan, Mary ^b   Casanova, Amparo ^b   Eagle, Kim A ^j   Yan, Andrew T ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN HEART RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Department of Diagnostic Imaging   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

^h Hotel Dieu de Levis Hospital   (Canada)

ⁱ MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68949110625     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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