Close Menu

Books in a Library

Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) Risk Score as a Predictor of In-hospital Mortality for Acute Coronary Syndrome in Trinidad and Tobago

Issue: 
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2014.172
Pages: 
52–9

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine whether risk stratification using the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score is a predictor of in-hospital mortality for ACS patients in a multi-ethnic Caribbean population.

Method: During a six-month period, all patients meeting the GRACE diagnostic criteria for one of the acute coronary syndromes were entered into a prospective single centre study at one of the major public hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago. Clinical data, the GRACE risk score and in-hospital morbidity and mortality were recorded. Patients were placed into three GRACE risk categories: low, intermediate or high risk. 

Results: There were 372 patients (mean age 63 years; males 56% and females 44%; hypertension 69%; diabetes mellitus 58%; positive smoking history 43%; previous myocardial infarction 34%), of which 25% were ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, 56% non-ST-segment myocardial infarction and 19% unstable angina pectoris. In-hospital mortality was 8.3%. There were 35%, 33% and 32% patients in the high, intermediate and low GRACE risk categories, respectively. The GRACE risk score demonstrated good discrimination (C statistic 0.82, 95% CI 0.755, 0.879; p < 0.001) and good calibration (Hosmer-Lemeshow (HL); p = 0.096) for in-hospital mortality in this ACS cohort.

Conclusion: The GRACE risk score was found to be a reliable predictor of in-hospital mortality in this ACS population and therefore can be used to identify those high-risk patients who may benefit from aggressive management strategies, thereby allowing for more effective use of limited resources.

Accepted: 
30 Sep, 2014
PDF Attachment: 
e-Published: 12 May, 2015
Top of Page