Physicians' perceptions of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score in older adults with acute myocardial infarction
Feder SL, Schulman-Green D, Geda M, Williams K, Dodson JA, Nanna MG, Allore HG, Murphy TE, Tinetti ME, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. Physicians' perceptions of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score in older adults with acute myocardial infarction. Heart & Lung 2015, 44: 376-381. PMID: 26164651, PMCID: PMC4567390, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk scoreRisk scoreOlder adultsMyocardial infarctionMedian sample ageTIMI risk scoreRisk stratification modelSemi-structured telephone interviewsRisk factorsNew risk modelAMI treatmentPhysicians' perceptionsMortality riskClinical experienceClinical practiceStratification modelTelephone interviewsAdultsThrombolysisInfarctionConstant comparative methodPhysiciansScoresQualitative study