Modified TIMI risk score cannot be used to identify low-risk chest pain in the emergency department: a multicentre validation study

Macdonald, Stephen; Nagree, Yusuf; M Fatovich, Daniel; G.A. Brown, Simon

doi:10.1136/emermed-2012-201323

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Modified TIMI risk score cannot be used to identify low-risk chest pain in the emergency department: a multicentre validation study

Published in Emergency Medicine Journal • Apr 10, 2013

Authors:

Stephen Macdonald

Yusuf Nagree

Daniel M Fatovich

Abstract

AIM: The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score (range 0-7), used for emergency department (ED) risk stratification of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), underestimates risk associated with ECG changes or cardiac troponin elevation. A modified TIMI score (mTIMI, ...

Subject

TIMI

Medicine

Myocardial infarction

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