Key result
The Charlson Comorbidity Index did not predict 12-year mortality in elderly subjects with chronic heart failure (77.6% for CCI ≥4 vs 75.9% for CCI 1-3; P=0.498).
Why the study?
Does the Charlson Comorbidity Index predict long-term mortality in elderly subjects with chronic heart failure?
Population
1,268 elderly subjects, including 125 with chronic heart failure (CHF) and 1,143 without CHF
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 years
Authors
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Does not support CCI for long-term prognostication in elderly HF; leaves open validation of HF-specific risk tools.
Cohort (n=1,268)
Does the Charlson Comorbidity Index predict long-term mortality in elderly subjects with chronic heart failure?
Absolute Event Rate: 77.6% vs 75.9%
p-value: p=0.498
The Charlson Comorbidity Index is not a useful predictor of long-term mortality in elderly patients with chronic heart failure, unlike in those without the condition.
Testa et al. (2009) conducted a cohort in Chronic heart failure (n=1,268). Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) ≥4 vs. Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) 1-3 was evaluated on Long-term mortality (p=0.498). The Charlson Comorbidity Index did not predict 12-year mortality in elderly subjects with chronic heart failure (77.6% for CCI ≥4 vs 75.9% for CCI 1-3; P=0.498).
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