Coronary angioplasty: do we need to EuroSCORE?
An effective risk score for patients undergoing coronary angioplasty is yet to be established. In this article we discuss the merits of using the EuroSCORE risk model for assessing these patients, and propose a potential modification to the system.
Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000401:mortality*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index