Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Long-Term Risk Stratification for Hospitalized Patients with Acute Heart Failure at a Single Rural Cardiovascular Centre
Authors' conclusion
At admission, the SOB-ASAP score may be useful for predicting the long-term prognosis of hospitalized patients with AHF.
Study context
- Population
- Patients admitted with acute decompensated HF and discharged, April 2017–March 2018analysed
- Participants
- 140 patients
- Exposure
- Higher vs lower SOB-ASAP score on admission
- Outcome
- All-cause death
- Follow-up
- 3 years
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Higher SOB-ASAP vs Lower SOB-ASAP: P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Values |
|---|---|
| SOB-ASAP score on admission (entire cohort) | Entire cohort median 3 (IQR 1–5) points |
Original publication
Long-Term Risk Stratification for Hospitalized Patients with Acute Heart Failure at a Single Rural Cardiovascular Centre. ESC Heart Fail. Published 25 February 2023. doi:10.
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