Used to assess the risk of all-cause mortality within 30 days in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The higher the TIMI risk score, the greater the degree of coronary artery stenosis, the larger the extent of the lesion, and the more complex the nature of the lesion.
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