A risk scoring system to identify emergency department patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events

Field Value
Model ID13-077-01
Model NameOttawa Heart Failure Risk Scale
Pubmed ID23570474
First AuthorStiell
JournalAcademic Emergency Medicine
Year2013
TitleA risk scoring system to identify emergency department patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events
Primary Index ConditionChronic Heart Failure (CHF)
Secondary Index ConditionN/A
OutcomeMACE+
Model Sample Size507
Cohort Sample Size559
Number of Events65
Follow-Up DurationShort (<3 months)
AUROC0.77
Calibration Reported1
CovariatesHistory of stroke or TIA; History of intubation for respiratory distress; Heart rate on ED arrival >=110; SaO2 <90% on arrival; Heart rate >=110 during 3-minute walk test (or too ill to perform walk test); ECG has acute ischemic changes; Urea >=12 mmol/L; Serum CO2 >=35 mmol/L; Troponin I or T elevated to MI level; NT-proBNP >=5000 ng/L
Mesh TermsTo be updated
Number of Validations0

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