Overview
The PM-Heart algorithm (PMHeartIHD) is an in-house developed software that predict the survival prognosis for the individual patient hospitalized with ischemic heart disease (IHD) after a coronary arteriography has been performed. The software is intended to be used as a clinical decision support system i.e. the calculated survival prognosis is expected to enhance the quality of the treating physician's therapeutic considerations concerning (minor) adjustments to the patients treatment and follow-up - all within the framework of the current medical guidelines. Thus, the algorithm does not "show the physician specifically what to do", but rather ensures a better knowledgebase for the overall interpretation and choice of management of the patient.
Description
To investigate the clinical usefulness of the developed clinical decision support system - the PMHeartIHD algorithm - we wish to investigate whether the clinical use of the algorithm will;
- Improve patient prognosis and,
- Minimize the risk of re-hospitalization,
compared to patients who are treated without the attending/treating physician knowing the algorithm's prognosis?
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Hospitalized patients in one of the involved departments of cardiology (see below) with;
- Ischemic heart disease; the clinical presentation may be stable, worsening/unstable angina, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction or ST-elevation myocardial infarction, and with - Significant coronary artery lesions or diffuse coronary artery disease on invasive coronary angiography during the admission
Exclusion Criteria:
- <18 years of age
- Living outside Denmark