Heart Disease Survival - 6 Months or Less - Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient with end-stage heart disease?

Yes

Left ventricular ejection fraction (enter a decimal fraction from 0 to 1.0)

Is the patient receiving optimal medical therapy?

Yes

Does the patient have?

• refractory arrhythmia?

Yes

• a history of cardiac arrest?

Yes

• a history of cardiogenic syncope?

Yes

• a history of cardiogenic brain embolism?

Yes

• progressive HIV disease?

Yes

Functional class of heart failure

Findings in a Patient with Heart Disease Indicating a Survival of 6 Months or Less