Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Risk Score for Heart Failure

Purpose: To evaluate an adult for risk of heart failure using the MESA score of Chahal et al.

Info MyLikes MyPaths

Evaluation

Are you evaluating an adult without clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease?

Yes

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Age of the patient

years

Systolic blood pressure

mm Hg

Heart rate

beats per minute

Serum NT-proBNP

pg/mL

Select the appropriate answer for each finding

Smoking status

Weight status

Diabetes

Results

Please fill out required fields.

Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total score

The risk of heart failure within the next 5 years is

MedicalAlgorithms.com APIs

Power Your Solutions with 5,000+ Automated Medical Analytics

Seamlessly integrate our API library of over 5,000 evidence-based medical analytics into your products and workflows. Our APIs help you:

Build custom, automated clinical workflows tailored to your organization's needs.
Enhance your clinical decision support with advanced, evidence-based analytics.
Streamline revenue cycle management by integrating clinical analytics into billing, coding, and compliance processes.
Support payment and pre-approval processes with automated, standardized medical criteria.
Embed proven medical algorithms directly into your systems and services for consistent, high-quality outcomes.

With MedicalAlgorithms.com APIs, you can accelerate innovation, improve efficiency, and deliver more accurate, data-driven care—without reinventing the wheel.

Explore Medal API

Caution: A qualified health practitioner should verify all results.
Keep patient data confidential and comply with all legal requirements.

Please visit our website Medicalalgorithms.com for Description and Interpretation and further algorithms you may want to consider in the next steps of your evaluation. All information should be verified by a qualified health professional, and all use is subject to Medicalalgorithms.com Terms and Conditions. © Copyright Medicalalgorithms.com Limited

Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Imaging Studies
Laboratory Tests
Other Testing
Criteria For Diagnosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- High-Output Heart Failure Associated with Arteriovenous Fistula, Hemangioma or Other Vascular Malformation
- Criteria for Distinguishing Acute Heart Failure from COPD or Asthma in Dyspneic Patient
Failure Handling, When To Refer
- Indications for Referral of Patient with Heart Failure to Cardiologist
- Recommended Triage Times for Patient with Heart Failure

Therapy

Options
- Treatment Outcome - B-Type Natriuretic Peptide - (BNP) and Severe Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Selection
Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
Prevention
- Predicting Risk of Heart Failure in Framingham Study
- Two Minute Assessment of Hemodynamic Profile for Patient with Possible Heart Failure

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
Drug Levels
- Boston Criteria for Diagnosis Congestive Heart Failure
Complication Detection
Comorbid Conditions

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
- Cognitive Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Quality Of Life
- Cognitive Dysfunction in Heart Failure
- Discharge Criteria for Patient Hospitalized for Heart Failure
End-of-life, Palliative Care
- Criteria for Inotrope Dependence | Refractory End-Stage Heart Failure
- Prognostic Factors for Ambulatory Patient w/ Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

Specialty

Cardiology

Objective

risk factors
severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

I70 - Atherosclerosis

Info

Purpose: To evaluate an adult for risk of heart failure using the MESA score of Chahal et al.

Specialty: Cardiology

Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: I70,

Save Data

Identifier

Enter 1 to 5 characters as ID

Email

Your registered email

Other

Email to

Please separate multiple email IDs with comma (,)

Consult Report

Identifier

Enter 1 to 5 characters as ID

Add to MyPath

Select path

New path