FRISC score for selection of patients for an early invasive treatment strategy in unstable coronary artery disease.
@article{Lagerqvist2005FRISCSF,
title={FRISC score for selection of patients for an early invasive treatment strategy in unstable coronary artery disease.},
author={B o Lagerqvist and Erik Diderholm and Bertil Lindahl and Steen Husted and Frederic Kontny and Elisabeth St{\aa}hle and Eva E Swahn and Per Venge and Agneta Siegbahn and Lars Wallentin},
journal={Heart},
year={2005},
volume={91 8},
pages={
1047-52
}
}
OBJECTIVE
To develop a scoring system for risk stratification and evaluation of the effect of an early invasive strategy for treatment of unstable coronary artery disease (CAD).
DESIGN
Retrospective analysis of a randomised study (FRISC II; fast revascularisation in instability in coronary disease).
SETTING
58 Scandinavian hospitals.
PATIENTS
2457 patients with unstable CAD from the FRISC II study.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
One year rates of mortality and death/myocardial infarction (MI… CONTINUE READING