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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Validation of the GRACE risk score for hospital mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome in the Arab Middle East
Angiology, Volume 62, No. 5, Year 2011
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Description
Our objective was to validate the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score for in-hospital mortality in a Middle Eastern acute coronary syndrome (ACS) population enrolled in the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE). Out of 8176, unselected, consecutive patients with ACS, during 6 months in 2006 and 2007 from 63 hospitals in 6 Arab countries in the Middle East Gulf region, 7709 (94.3%) with available data were included. The main outcome measures were discriminatory performance (using C-index) and calibration of the GRACE risk score (in-hospital mortality predicted by GRACE risk score versus the actual mortality). In-hospital mortality in the Gulf RACE was 3.09% (n = 238). The discriminatory performance of the GRACE risk scores in the Gulf RACE was good overall (C-index = 0.86). Observed and predicted risk corresponded well in each stratum of risk of in-hospital mortality. This suggests its suitability for clinical use in this patient population. © The Author(s) 2011.
Authors & Co-Authors
Yusufali, Afzal Hussein
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Dubai Heart Centre
Zubaid, Mohammad
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Al-Zakwani, Ibrahim Saud
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University
Oman, Muscat
Gulf Health Research
Alsheikh-Ali, Alawi A.
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
United States, Boston
Tufts University School of Medicine
Al-Mallah, Mouaz Husayn
United States, Detroit
Wayne State University
United States, Detroit
Henry Ford Hospital
Al Suwaidi, Jassim Mohd
Qatar, Doha
Hamad General Hospital
Al-Mahmeed, Wael Abdulrahman R.
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Rashed, Wafa A.
Kuwait, Safat
Mubarak Al-kabeer Hospital
Sulaiman, Kadhim J.
Oman, Muscat
Royal Hospital
Amin, Haitham
Bahrain, Awali
Mohammed Bin Khalifa Cardiac Centre
Statistics
Citations: 24
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 13
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0003319710387921
ISSN:
00033197
e-ISSN:
19401574
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study