Heart & lung : the journal of critical care
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Transient myocardial ischemia is an independent predictor of adverse in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes treated in the telemetry unit.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether transient myocardial ischemia (TMI) is predictive of adverse in-hospital outcomes among patients admitted to a telemetry unit with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ⋯ TMI is an independent predictor of in-hospital complications among patients with ACS treated in the telemetry unit setting. Continuous 12-lead ECG ST-segment monitoring provides prognostic information for risk stratification of patients admitted to the hospital for treatment of ACS.