Utility of Residual Syntax Score to Predict Outcome After Acute Myocardial Infarction

A- Study Design: Prospective cross-sectional analytic study

B- Study Protocol: After attaining written informed consents from eligible STEMI/NSTEMI patients for participation in this observational study, data collection will be as follows: -

1. Targeted history taking emphasizing on:

• Age of the patient, gender, and other risk-factors as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, substance abuse, dyslipidemia or family history of premature CAD.
• Symptoms as chest pain and time of onset, previous CAD related symptoms, therapies or revascularization procedures.
• Any relevant comorbid conditions.
• Time delays labelled as patient related delay, door-to-first medical contact, any delays of transfer, door-to-needle or -to-wire crossing will be recorded.

2. Examination:

Targeted physical examination of the patients with special emphasis on heart rate, blood pressure at presentation, Killip class (I-to-IV), signs suggestive of mechanical complications (new murmurs, pulmonary edema or cardiogenic shock).