OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of the research steps that need to follow the
development of diagnostic or prognostic prediction rules. These steps include validity …

The European system for cardiac operative risk evaluation (EuroSCORE) is a commonly
used risk score for operative mortality following cardiac surgery. We aimed to conduct a …

Stable angina pectoris is a common and sometimes disabling disorder. The development of
new tools for the diagnostic and prognostic assessments of patients, along with the …

Background—Percutaneous aortic valve replacement represents an endovascular
alternative to conventional open heart surgery without the need for sternotomy, aortotomy, or …

Aims To compare 19 risk score algorithms with regard to their validity to predict 30-day and 1-
year mortality after cardiac surgery. Methods and results Risk factors for patients undergoing …

2 Methods The ASCTS database project has prospectively collected data on patients
undergoing cardiac surgery at all six publicly funded cardiac surgical units in the state of …

Background: Little evidence shows whether a third arterial graft provides superior outcomes
compared with the use of 2 arterial grafts in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass …

Background New renal biomarkers measured in urine promise to increase specificity for risk
stratification and early diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) but concomitantly may be …

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine whether the preoperative risk stratification
model EuroSCORE predicts the different components of resource utilization in open heart …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to define risk factors and develop a predictive risk
score for new pacemaker implantation (PMI) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement …