Does the Seattle Heart Failure Model provide an accurate estimate of 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival in heart failure patients?
The Seattle Heart Failure Model accurately estimates 1- to 3-year survival using easily obtained clinical characteristics.
The Seattle Heart Failure Model provides an accurate estimate of 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival with the use of easily obtained clinical, pharmacological, device, and laboratory characteristics.
Levy et al. (2006) studied this question.