Diagnostic Rule for Heart Failure
<-- Age (in years)
<-- MI, CABG, or PCI
<-- Loop diuretic
<-- Displaced apex beat
<-- Rales basal or more
<-- Irregularly irregular pulse
<-- Heart murmur suggestive of mitral regurgitation
<-- Pulse rate (bpm)
<-- Elevated jugular venous pressure
<-- NT-proBNP (pg/mL)
Score --> numberscore1=(Q1)+(Q2)+(Q3)+(Q4)+(Q5)+(Q6)+(Q7)+(Q8)+(Q9)+(Q10)
Recommendation --> interpretationscore2=(Q1)+(Q2)+(Q3)+(Q4)+(Q5)+(Q6)+(Q7)+(Q8)+(Q9)+(Q10);score2>63?'more than 80 percent probability of heart failure estimated by rule':score2>54?'more than 70 percent probability of heart failure estimated by rule':score2>23.9?'uncertain zone - 20 to 70 percent probability of heart failure estimated by rule':score2>13?'less than 20 percent probability of heart failure estimated by rule':'less than 10 percent probability of heart failure estimated by rule' display/hide references
Reference
#1 Kelder JC, Cramer MJ, van Wijngaarden J, van Tooren R, Mosterd A, Moons KG, Lammers JW, Cowie MR, Grobbee DE, Hoes AW. The diagnostic value of physical examination and additional testing in primary care patients with suspected heart failure. Circulation. 2011 Dec 20;124(25):2865-73.

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