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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    Killip Classification for Heart Failure

    Quantifies severity of heart failure in ACS and predicts 30-day mortality.
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    Patients with confirmed acute coronary syndrome.

    • Developed in the 1960s, before reperfusion therapy (thrombolytics, PCI); however, has been shown across several studies since then to still be predictive of mortality.
    • Mortality rates have declined significantly since the original study.
    • Can be used in both STEMI and NSTEMI.

    Predicts mortality in ACS and is validated for both STEMI and NSTEMI.

    No signs of congestion
    S3 and basal rales on auscultation
    Acute pulmonary edema
    Cardiogenic shock

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    Dr. Thomas Killip III

    About the Creator

    Thomas Killip III, MD, is a professor of medicine and cardiology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City. He has published dozens of studies in cardiology since the 1960s. Dr. Killip is best known for the heart failure classification system that bears his name.

    To view Dr. Thomas Killip III's publications, visit PubMed

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