Baseline white blood cell count is an independent predictor of long-term cardiovascular mortality in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome, but it does not improve the risk classification of the GRACE score.

Taglieri, Nevio; Bacchi Reggiani, Maria Letizia; Palmerini, Tullio; Cinti, Laura; Saia, Francesco; Guastaroba, Paolo; Marrozzini, Cinzia; Moretti, Carolina; Montefiori, Michela; Rosmini, Stefania; Alessi, Laura; Vagnarelli, Fabio; Branzi, Angelo; Rapezzi, Claudio; Marzocchi, Antonio

Taglieri, Nevio; Bacchi Reggiani, Maria Letizia; Palmerini, Tullio; Cinti, Laura; Saia, Francesco; Guastaroba, Paolo; Marrozzini, Cinzia; Moretti, Carolina; Montefiori, Michela; Rosmini, Stefania; Alessi, Laura; Vagnarelli, Fabio; Branzi, Angelo; Rapezzi, Claudio; Marzocchi, Antonio.

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Taglieri N; Institute of Cardiology, St. Orsola/Malpighi Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy. neviotaglieri@hotmail.it

Cardiology ; 124(2): 97-104, 2013.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23391968

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Acute Coronary Syndrome/mortality; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Leukocyte Count; Male; Prognosis; Risk Assessment/methods

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Acute Coronary Syndrome Type of study: Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Cardiology Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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