Xanthopoulos et al reported the Larissa Heart Failure Risk Score (LHFRS) for risk stratification of patients with acute heart failure. The authors are University General Hospital of Larissa Greece, Konstantopoulio General Hospital Athens, Harefield Hospital London, Athens University Hospital Attikon and Stony Brook University.
Patient selection: acute heart failure
Parameters:
(1) history of hypertension
(2) history of myocardial infarction
(3) RDW in percent
Parameter
Finding
Points
history of hypertension
no
2
yes
0
history of AMI
no
0
yes
1
RDW
< 15%
0
>= 15%
1
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 4
• The higher the score the greater the risk.
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.80.
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