Simplifying clinical risk prediction for percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions: the case for the ACEF (age, creatinine, ejection fraction) score

Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai1*, MD; Enrico Romagnoli2, MD; Davide Castagno3, MD; Imad Sheiban3, MD; Stefano De Servi4, MD; Corrado Tamburino5, MD; Antonio Colombo6, MD; Francesco Burzotta7, MD; Patrizia Presbitero8, MD; Leonardo Bolognese9, MD; Leonardo Paloscia10, MD; Paolo Rubino11, MD; Gennaro Sardella12, MD; Carlo Briguori13, MD; Luigi Niccoli14, MD; Gianfranco Franco15, MD; Domenico Di Girolamo16, MD; Luigi Piatti17, MD; Cesare Greco1

1. Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy; 2. Ospedale SS. Filippo e Nicola, Avezzano, Italy; 3. University of Turin, Turin, Italy; 4. Ospedale di Legnano, Milan, Italy; 5. Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy;

Aims: We aimed to appraise the predictive accuracy of a novel and user-friendly risk score, the ACEF (age, creatinine, ejection fraction), in pa

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