January 24, 2012Open Access
View Full PaperClassification of Heart Failure in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Structured PICO
P
Population
Randomly selected set of suspected HF hospitalizations in the community
I
Intervention
Comparison criteria for classifying HF
O
Outcome
Identification of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) based on sensitivity and specificity
Existing comparison criteria for classifying heart failure demonstrate moderate sensitivity but variable specificity when applied to real-world community hospitalizations for suspected HF.
Abstract
Although comparison criteria for classifying HF were moderately sensitive in identifying ADHF, specificity varied when applied to a randomly selected set of suspected HF hospitalizations in the community.