Various prognostic risk scores exist for heart failure, but none are universally accepted; clinicians must select scores based on the patient's specific clinical status and heart failure category.
This review highlights the need for updated prognostic risk scores in heart failure that account for contemporary classifications (HFrEF, HFmrEF, HFpEF) and modern medical therapies.
Heart failure has many causes. Although new drugs, devices and technologies are available, the survival rate and prognosis of patients with heart failure remain poor, placing a significant burden on individuals and society. Attempts to improve outcomes for patients with heart failure include developing prognostic risk scores. With medical advances, however, previous heart failure risk scores are not fully applicable to current practice, particularly because of the classification as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction, and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. This article describes the use of risk prediction scores for heart failure patients with different clinical status and discusses their clinical applicability.
Zhao et al. (2022) conducted a review in Heart failure. Prognostic risk scores was evaluated. Various prognostic risk scores exist for heart failure, but none are universally accepted; clinicians must select scores based on the patient's specific clinical status and heart failure category.