EuroSCORE is a good global predictor of long‐term outcomes in high‐risk but not in low‐risk patients after unprotected left main angioplasty

Abstract

EuroSCORE is a good predictor not only of cardiac death but also of MACE after ULMCA angioplasty; however, the discriminatory ability of EuroSCORE appears to be limited to patients with high surgical risk as defined by EuroSCORE values > 6.

Combination of angiographic and clinical characteristics for the prediction of clinical outcomes in patients undergoing unprotected left main coronary artery stenting

“…Several studies evaluated the usefulness of the additive EuroSCORE in ULMCA patients and demonstrated that this score was an independent predictor of MACE [4,26,27]. Concerns that the additive Euro-SCORE might underestimate risk in surgical patients led to the introduction of the logistic EuroSCORE [28].…”

Prediction of outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis using the EuroSCORE

“…Rekik et al confirmed, in this issue, that EuroSCORE had a function to predict mortality after PCI for 246 patients with unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) stenosis [2]. The predictive power of 4-year survival was modest with the c-statistic of 0.69 in the entire population.…”

“…Because the EuroSCORE is a risk assessment system to integrate the diverse clinical and procedural factors of patients, it is not surprising to find the predictive ability of EuroSCORE in PCI for ULMCA stenosis [2]. However, with regard to the generalizability of this score in all interventions, its limitations need to be concerned.…”

Risk Stratification in Elderly Coronary Artery Disease Patients: Can We Predict Which Seniors Benefit Most from Revascularization Options?

“…EuroSCORE has also been validated as a tool for predicting risk after angioplasty in high-risk patients [59]. With regard to age, it adds 1 risk point for every 5 years over the age of 60 years, reflecting the risk of age as an independent risk factor [60].…”