Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
The cardiopulmonary exercise test in the prognostic evaluation of patients with heart failure and cardiomyopathies: the long history of making a one-size-fits-all suit
Study context
- Population
- Patients with chronic heart failure (HF) and cardiomyopathies evaluated by cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), MECKI score group of Italian centresdatabase of nearly 8000 HF patients
- Outcome
- MECKI score (Metabolic Exercise test data combined with Cardiac and Kidney Indexes) for HF risk stratification
Methodological detailsmulticentre
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
MECKI score built in 2013 by Italian centres
13 centres
Initially developed on a cohort of HF patients
2716
Research group grown to centres
27
Further findings
- Investigation of a possible additive role of CPET assessment in cardiomyopathy started
Original publication
The cardiopulmonary exercise test in the prognostic evaluation of patients with heart failure and cardiomyopathies: the long history of making a one-size-fits-all suit. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 11 October 2023. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it