A novel risk model including vascular access site for predicting 30-day mortality after primary PCI: The ALPHA score

The mortality benefit of transradial primary PCI has been shown by several studies. Previous risk models have not considered access site as a candidate predictor and many of them were developed using low risk populations of randomized trials. We conducted a prospective cohort study to construct and validate an admission risk model including access site as candidate variable for predicting 30-day mortality after primary PCI.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - October 13, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Istvan Hizoh, Zalan Gulyas, Dominika Domokos, Gyongyver Banhegyi, Zsuzsanna Majoros, Laszlo Major, Timea Ratkai, Robert Gabor Kiss Source Type: research