title: The SYNTAX score and SYNTAX-based clinical risk scores.
abstract: Risk stratification is an important and essential component in appropriately informing patients electing to undergo coronary artery bypass graft or percutaneous coronary intervention. This process is an integral part of the SYNTAX pioneered Heart Team approach in selecting the most appropriate revascularization modality in patients with complex coronary artery disease. The SYNTAX score was pioneered as an anatomical-based risk score that aided in this decision-making process. The purpose of this review is to examine the SYNTAX score and subsequent risk models that have been developed on the basis of this landmark anatomical-based risk score.
authors: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: Vasim
authors: V
authors: Farooq
authors: Salvatore
authors: S
authors: Brugaletta
authors: Patrick W
authors: PW
authors: Serruys
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors