Table 5.
Characteristics | Age > 65 years |
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At least 3 risk factors for CHD¹ | |
Significant coronary stenosis (eg, prior coronary stenosis ≥ 50%) | |
ST deviation | |
Severe anginal symptoms (eg, > 2 anginal events in last 24 h) | |
Use of aspirin in last 7 days | |
Elevated serum cardiac markers² | |
Score | Rates of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and severe recurrent ischemia prompting urgent revascularization through 14 days |
0/1 | 4,7% |
2 | 8,3% |
3 | 13,2% |
4 | 19,9% |
5 | 26,2% |
6/7 | 40,9% |
¹Risk factors include: family history of CHD, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, or being a current smoker; | |
²Creatine kinase MB fraction and/or cardiac-specific troponin level. |