The journal of Tehran Heart Center
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J Tehran Heart Cent · Jan 2014
Discriminative Power of EuroSCORE in Predicting Morbidity and Prolonged Hospital Stay in an Iranian Sample Population.
The EuroSCORE is a simple and rigorous risk stratification model and is, thus, commonly used in predicting the early and late outcomes of cardiac surgery across the world. We aimed to assess the discriminative power of the EuroSCORE model to predict postoperative morbidity and total prolonged length of stay in hospital (LOS) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay in an Iranian group of cardiac surgical population. ⋯ The EuroSCORE provided inappropriate discrimination in predicting early morbidity and prolonged LOS and ICU stay in our study population. Creating a revised model may enable us to accurately predict outcomes in Iranian CABG patients.
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J Tehran Heart Cent · Jan 2014
Comparison between QT Interval Parameters in Type 2 Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
QT interval parameters have been suggested as a predictor of lethal arrhythmia and mortality in patients with myocardial infarction. The aim of the present study was to compare the value of QT interval indices in patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) between a group of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a nondiabetic group of patients. ⋯ Based on the findings of this study, it seems that type 2 diabetics with NSTEMI have greater QTc max, QTd, and QTcd and these QT parameters may have a relationship with worse cardiac outcomes and poorer prognoses.