A cluster randomized trial of objective risk assessment versus standard care for acute coronary syndromes: Rationale and design of the Australian GRACE Risk score Intervention Study (AGRIS)

American Heart Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 995-1004.e1

  Chew, Derek P ^a   Astley, Carolyn M ^a,b   Luker, Heather ^c   Alprandi Costa, Bernadette ^c   Hillis, Graham ^d   Chow, Clara K ^c,e   Quinn, Steve ^a   Yan, Andrew T ^f   Gale, Chris P ^g   Goodman, Shaun ^f   Fox, Keith A A ^h   Brieger, David ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GRACE RISK SCORE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBJECTIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84956591056     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.07.032     Document Type: Article

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