Key result
Four-item risk score predicts up to ~67% six-month mortality in older HF patients.
Why the study?
Can a simple four-item risk score identify older patients with heart failure at high risk of 6-month mortality?
Cohort (n=282)
Randomized
No
Can a simple four-item risk score identify older patients with heart failure at high risk of 6-month mortality?
Absolute Event Rate: 66.7% vs 3.7%
p-value: p=<.05
A simple four-item risk score can identify older patients with heart failure at high risk of 6-month mortality, potentially aiding in hospice referral decisions.
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May stratify 6-month mortality in older HF patients; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
Huynh et al. (2008) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=282). Four-item risk score (BUN ≥30 mg/dL, SBP <120 mmHg, PAD, sodium <135 mEq/L) vs. Zero risk factors was evaluated on All-cause 6-month mortality (p=<.05). A four-item risk score stratified 6-month mortality in older heart failure patients, with rates ranging from 3.7% for zero risk factors to 66.7% for three or more risk factors (P<0.05).
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