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AIMS
(redirected from Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale)

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AIMS
(1) Cardiology APSAC (Anisoylated Plasminogen Streptokinase Activator Complex) Intervention Mortality Study. A trial comparing 1-year mortality in acute MI patients randomized to APSAC or placebo
Conclusions At 30 days, 6% of APSAC patients had died vs. 12% of placebo patients; at 1 year, the mortality rates were 11% and 18%, and major AMI complications were less common in APSAC patients; ethical considerations terminated the trial early because of the 47% decrease in the 30-day mortality in APSAC patients; APSAC reduced acute MI mortality by 54% over the placebo controls in those age 60–70, and by 34% in those < age 60, if given within 6 hrs
Number of patients 1,004 patients; 254 were added later Selection criteria Sx of acute MI, age 70, 30 min pain, 1 mm ST elevation in 2 limb leads or 2 mm in 2 precordial leads
(2) Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale


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No significant differences were found between the two study arms in scores on the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale, the Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale, or the Simpson Angus Scale.
The most frequently used is the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS), (17) which is reproduced at the end of this article.
Several formal scales are used to monitor and measure TD; the most frequently used and studied is the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS), (13) which is reproduced at the end of this article.
 
 
 
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