HEART FAILURE-PROGNOSIS

SUMMARY

1. Low EF
2. CKD
3. High BNP
4. High troponin
5. High norepinephrine & catecholamine levels

6. Wide QRS
7. Anaemia
8. Persistent tachycardia
9. Poor functional capacity (NYHA III or IV)

The Seattle Heart Failure Model/The Heart Failure Survival Score can provide an estimate of prognosis based on standard clinical data.

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