De-Ritis Ratio Improves Long-Term Risk Prediction after Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Matthias SteiningerMax Paul WinterThomas ReibergerLorenz KollerFeras El-HamidStefan ForsterSebastian SchnaubeltChristian HengstenbergKlaus DistelmaierGeorg GoliaschJohann WojtaAurel TomaAlexander NiessnerPatrick SulzgruberPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2018)
The De-Ritis ratio is a strong and independent predictor for long-term mortality after AMI. As a readily available biomarker in clinical routine, it might be used to identify patients at risk for fatal cardiovascular events and help to optimize secondary prevention strategies after AMI.
Keyphrases
- acute myocardial infarction
- cardiovascular events
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- left ventricular
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- clinical practice
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation