Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Aug 2014
Validation of the Killip-Kimball classification and late mortality after acute myocardial infarction.
The classification or index of heart failure severity in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was proposed by Killip and Kimball aiming at assessing the risk of in-hospital death and the potential benefit of specific management of care provided in Coronary Care Units (CCU) during the decade of 60. ⋯ The Killip and Kimball classification performs relevant prognostic role in mortality at mean follow-up of 05 years post-AMI, with a similar pattern between NSTEMI and STEMI patients.