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Understanding Physicians' Risk Stratification of Acute Coronary Syndromes
Archives of Internal Medicine, 02/25/09
Yan AT et al. - Contemporary risk stratification of ACS appears suboptimal and may perpetuate the treatment-risk paradox. Physicians may not recognize and incorporate the most powerful adverse prognosticators into overall patient risk assessment. Routine use of validated risk score may enhance risk stratification and facilitate more appropriate tailoring of intensive therapies toward high-risk patients.
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