Cardiology

TIMI UA/NSTEMI

Risk score for unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Stratifies 14-day risk of all-cause mortality, new/recurrent MI, or severe recurrent ischemia requiring urgent revascularization.

Age ≥ 65 years

≥ 3 CAD risk factors

Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, family history of CAD, current smoker

Known CAD (≥ 50% coronary stenosis)

Aspirin use in past 7 days

Severe angina (≥ 2 episodes within 24 hours)

ST deviation ≥ 0.5 mm on ECG

Positive cardiac biomarker (troponin or CK-MB)

Source

Antman EM, Cohen M, Bernink PJ, McCabe CH, Horacek T, Papuchis G, Mautner B, Corbalan R, Radley D, Braunwald E. The TIMI risk score for unstable angina/non-ST elevation MI: a method for prognostication and therapeutic decision making. JAMA 2000.

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