Abstract

RODRIGUEZ JIMENEZ, Ailed E.  and  CHAVEZ GONZALEZ, Elibet. Risk stratification in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: The reality in Cuba. CorSalud [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.3, pp. 260-270.  Epub Sep 01, 2021. ISSN 2078-7170.

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is one of the cardiovascular diseases with the highest mortality. Its prognosis is related to the probability of developing short- or long-term complications and depends more on conditions at admission than on previous coronary risk factors. Studies aimed at developing a formula to quantify the risk of death or complications in patients with acute myocardial infarction using either a rating or a score date back to the 1950s. Differences in the applicability of these risk stratification scores within the Cuban population are due to the fact that they were developed in high-income countries and, therefore, their extrapolation is questionable. Sociodemographic, ethnic, genetic and idiosyncratic differences may prevent the results predicted in the original studies from being accurately reproduced in different populations.

Keywords : Myocardial infarction; ST elevation myocardial infarction; Risk stratification; Risk scores; Cuba.

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