Validation of the Killip-Kimball Classification and Late Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Background: The classification or index of heart failure severity in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was proposed by Killip and Kimball aiming at assessing the risk of in-hospital death and the potential benefit of specific management of care provided in Coronary Care Units (CCU) dur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2014-08-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2014002000004&lng=en&tlng=en |