Corrigendum to ‘First 24-h Sardjito Cardiovascular Intensive Care (SCIENCE) admission risk score to predict mortality in cardiovascular intensive care unit (CICU)’ Indian Heart J. 74 (2022) 513–518(S0019483222003583)(10.1016/j.ihj.2022.11.002

The authors regret that the original version of this article contained an error in the abstract section and discussion section page 514 in the 3rd paragraph. Abstract (Results) Original article. The significant predictors of mortality were male, acute heart failure, hemodynamic instability, pneumonia, baseline creatinine >1.5 mg/dL, TAPSE <17 mm, and the use of mechanical ventilator within first 24-h of CICU admission. Correction: The significant predictors of mortality were female gender, acute heart failure, hemodynamic instability, pneumonia, baseline creatinine >1.5 mg/dL, TAPSE <17 mm, and the use of mechanical ventilator within first 24-h of CICU admission. Discussion (page 514 in the 3rd paragraph) Original article: Male gender is associated with a greater risk of death (OR 2.67). Estrogen has been shown to protect against cardiac ischemia in this case. According to De Kleijn et al (2002), women who have been exposed to estrogen for more than 18 years have a lower mortality rate, HR 0.8. (0.67–0.97).12 While our study found that male gender is a predictor of CICU mortality, several other studies found the opposite. Correction: Female gender is associated with a greater risk of death (OR 2.67). Although women, on average, develop their first acute myocardial infarction (MI) about 10 years later than men and, overall, are less likely to develop MI than are men, several studies have shown that women have greater in-hospital mortality than men. The reasons for this difference are not well known. Women are more likely to have atypical symptoms, are more likely to wait longer than men before going to the hospital, and are less likely to be diagnosed with MI on admission. In addition, altered pain perceptions in women might result in improper management and a missed diagnosis29. Hence all those factors may contribute to increase mortality in female compared to male patient. The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused. Thank you. 29. Schulte K J, Mayrovitz H N. Myocardial Infarction Signs and Symptoms: Females vs. Males. Cureus. 2023; 15(4): e37522. DOI 10.7759/cureus.37522 © 2024 Cardiological Society of India