Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · May 2013
Evaluation of the CHADS2 risk score on short- and long-term all-cause and cardiovascular mortality after syncope.
Syncope risk stratification is difficult and has not been implemented clinically. ⋯ Increasing CHADS2 score significantly predicts mortality in patients discharged with a diagnosis of syncope, and a CHADS2 score of 0 was associated with a very low absolute mortality. Compared to controls, syncope was associated with increased short- and long-term mortality, particularly in the lower CHADS2 scores.
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Clinical cardiology · May 2013
Red blood cell distribution width is a predictor of readmission in cardiac patients.
Three-quarters of rehospitalizations ($44 billion yearly estimated cost) may be avoidable. A screening tool for the detection of potential readmission may facilitate more efficient case management. ⋯ An elevated RDW is an independent predictor of hospital readmission in patients with UA or NSTEMI.