Brest Score Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Exacerbation

Dec 21, 2024 • Mark Morgan

categories: cardiology

This is a decision tool.

Brest Score
Clinical prediction score for congestive heart failure diagnosis in emergency room dyspnea
Characteristics:
age 65 years or over (1 point) seizure (sudden) dyspnea (2 points) night outbreak (1 point) orthopnea (1 point) history of pulmonary edema/prior congestive heart failure episode (2 points) chronic pulmonary disease (-2 points) myocardial infarction (1 point) crackles (2 points) leg edema (1 point) ST-segment abnormality (1 point) atrial fibrillation/flutter on electrocardiography (1 point)
Score --> numberscore=(Q1)
Interpretation (probability of acute congestive heart failure) --> resultscore2=2+(Q1);score2>8?'High probability - 91.5 percent':score2>3?'Intermediate probability - 58.5 percent':'Low probability - 6.7 percent'

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#1 Basset A et al. Development of a clinical prediction score for congestive heart failure diagnosis in the emergency care setting: The Brest score. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Dec;34(12):2277-2283.

Brest Score Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Exacerbation

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