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. 2011 Feb;7(1):2–8. doi: 10.2174/157340311795677662

Table VI.

Summary of Clinical Risk Scores for ACS, Modified After Morrow [15].

PURSUIT TIMI GRACE FRISC HEART

Population UA/NSTEMI UA/NSTEMI All ACS UA/NSTEMI All Chest Pain

Outcome Death Death/MI Death Death/MI

Key elements 5 7 8 7 5
Age X X X X X
Gender X X
Prior MI/CAD X X X
DM, CRF’s X X X
Symptoms/History X X X
Use of aspirin X
Weight
HR X
SBP X
CHF/Killip class X X
ECG X X X X X
CKMB/cTn X X X X
Serum Cr X
Serum Interl-6/CRP X X
Cardiac Arrest

Possible max score 18 7 372 7 10

c-statistic 0.84 0.67 0.65 0.83 0.77 0.70 0.90

Computer needed Yes

PURSUIT = Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa in Unstable angina: Receptor Suppression Using Integrilin (eptifibatide) Therapy, TIMI = Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction, GRACE = Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events, FRISC = Fast Revascularisation in Instability in Coronary disease, HEART = History ECG Age Risk Factors Troponin, UA = Unstable Angina, NSTEMI = Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, ACS = Acute Coronary Syndrome MI = Myocardial Infarction, CAD = Coronary Artery Disease, DM = Diabetes Mellitus, CRF’s = Cardiac Risk Factors, HR = Heart Rate, SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure, CHF = Congestive Heart Failure, ECG = Electrocardiogram, CKMB = Creatininfosfokinase MB, cTn = cardiac Troponin, Serum Cr = Serum Creatinin, Serum Interl-6 = Serum Interleukin-6, CRP = C-Reactive Protein.