American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 2 , Pages 308-315 , February 2006

External validation of a percutaneous coronary intervention mortality prediction model in patients with acute coronary syndromes

  • Jaroslav Hubacek, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • P. Diane Galbraith, BN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • The APPROACH Offices, Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Min Gao, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The British Columbia Cardiac Registries, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Karin Humphries, MBA, DSc

      Affiliations

    • The British Columbia Cardiac Registries, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Michelle M. Graham, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Merril L. Knudtson, MD, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • William A. Ghali, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Whilliam A Ghali, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1.
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  • for APPROACH investigators

Received 4 May 2004 ,Accepted 29 April 2005.

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 Disclosure: There are no associations to disclose that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with submitted manuscript.

 Supported in part by the Institute of Health Economics (WAG, JH), Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

 Dr Knudtson receives partial support from the Libin Trust Fund.

 Dr Ghali is supported by a Government of Canada Research Chair in Health Services Research and by a Health Scholar Award from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Edmonton, Alberta.

 Ms Galbraith is supported by Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team (http://www.ccort.ca) student fellowship, funded by an operating grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation and TORCH (Tomorrows Research Cardiovascular Health Professionals; http://www.torch.ca) student fellowship.

 Dr Humphries is supported by a Scholar Award from the Michael Smith Foundation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

 Members of the APPROACH Clinical Steering Committee are Dr William Hui (chair), Dr Stephen Archer, Dr Micheal Curtis, Dr William A Ghali, Dr Michelle Graham, Dr Merril L Knudtson, Dr Arvind Koshal, Dr Andrew Maitland, Dr L Brent Mitchell, and Dr Ross Tsuyuki.

 APPROACH was funded in 1995 by the W Garfield Weston Foundation, with ongoing support from Merck Frosst Canada Inc, Monsanto Canada Inc-Searle, Eli Lilly Canada Inc, Guidant Corporation, Boston Scientific Ltd, Roche Ltd, Johnson & Johnson Inc, CORDIS, and the Province-Wide Services Committee of Alberta Health and Wellness.

 The BC Cardiac Registries have been funded since 1990 by the BC Ministry of Health.

PII: S0002-8703(05)00489-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.04.032

American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 2 , Pages 308-315 , February 2006

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