The PRISM (Post-Primary PCI Risk Stratification for Mortality Model) score- first indian score looking beyond the CADILLAC and other risk models

Prediction of mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: the CADILLAC risk score.

OBJECTIVES We sought to develop a simple risk score for predicting mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). BACKGROUND Accurate risk stratification after primary PCI is important. Previous risk scores after reperfusion therapy have incorporated clinical +/- angiographic variables but have not considered baseline left ventricular f...

Application of the Pediatric Risk of Mortality Score (PRISM) score and determination of mortality risk factors in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit

INTRODUCTION To establish disease severity at admission can be performed by way of the mortality prognostic. Nowadays the prognostic scores make part of quality control and research. The Pediatric Risk of Mortality is one of the scores used in the pediatric intensive care units. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is the utilization of the pediatric risk of mortality to determine mortality r...

Post myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation: Thromboprophylaxis and risk stratification using the CHA2DS2-VASc score.

“the effect of risk aversion on the demand for life insurance: the case of iranian life insurance market”

abstract: about 60% of total premium of insurance industry is pertained?to life policies in the world; while the life insurance total premium in iran is less than 6% of total premium in insurance industry in 2008 (sigma, no 3/2009). among the reasons that discourage the life insurance industry is the problem of adverse selection. adverse selection theory describes a situation where the inf...

First inflammatory risk score for aortic endoprostheses.

OBJECTIVE To purpose an inflammatory risk score for aortic aneurysm endovascular treatment. METHODS Twenty-five patients were followed-up from preoperative period to third month postoperatively (1-hour, 6-hour, 24-hour, 48-hour, 7-day, 1-month, 2- month and 3month). Inflammatory variables were C-reactive protein, hemosedimentation velocity, interleukins (IL-6, IL-8), tumor necrosis factor-Alp...