Additive value of the CRUSADE score to the GRACE score for mortality risk prediction in patients with acute coronary syndromes

The addition of the CRUSADE score to the GRACE score improved mortality risk estimation. A CRUSADE score > 50 identified patients with higher post-discharge mortality and higher hospital mortality if GRACE score was > 109. The CRUSADE score improved hospital and long-term mortality prediction in patients with GRACE score > 140. Individual mortality risk estimation should integrate the CRUSADE and GRACE scores.