American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 3 , Pages 392-399 , September 2009

Validation of the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Event (GRACE) risk score for in-hospital mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome in Canada

  • Basem Elbarouni, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Shaun G. Goodman, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
    • The Canadian Heart Research Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Raymond T. Yan, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Robert C. Welsh, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Jan M. Kornder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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  • J. Paul DeYoung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cornwall Community Hospital, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
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  • Graham C. Wong, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Barry Rose, MD

      Affiliations

    • Health Sciences Centre, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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  • François R. Grondin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hotel-Dieu de Levis, Levis, Quebec, Canada
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  • Richard Gallo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Mary Tan, BSc

      Affiliations

    • The Canadian Heart Research Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Amparo Casanova, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Canadian Heart Research Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Kim A. Eagle, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Andrew T. Yan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Terrence Donnelly Heart Centre, Division of Cardiology, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • The Canadian Heart Research Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andrew T. Yan, MD, is to be contacted at Division of Cardiology, St Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Room 6-030 Queen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8. Shaun G. Goodman, Division of Cardiology, St Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Room 6-034 Queen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8.
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  • on behalf of the Canadian Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE/GRACE2) Investigators

Received 10 March 2009 ,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.06.010

American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 3 , Pages 392-399 , September 2009

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