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Actual Patient Risk: MEDIUM
This patient is at Medium risk of mortality, particularly in the early period post-PCI, based on the risk factors identified:
- Age ≥ 65 years 1,2,5,6
- Renal Insufficiency 1
- Diabetes 5,7
- Hypertension 5
- Killip Class 2 or 3 1,5
- LVEF ≤ 35% 1,2,3,4
- Multi-vessel Disease 1,2,3,4
- Previous MI 3
- Anemia 1
- TIMI Flow 0-2 1
