In-hospital and 30-day Prognostication of Acute Heart Failure Patients by Comparing Four Validated Scores in Emergency Department Patients at a Cardiac Hospital

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to determine the prognosis of acute heart failure in patients by comparing four validated risk scores to see which provides better prediction accuracy. It focuses on patients presenting with acute heart failure at a cardiac emergency department and evaluates these scoring systems to improve understanding of patient outcomes over time. Patients who meet eligibility will provide informed consent to use their anonymized data. They will undergo detailed interviews covering demographics and risk factors, and complete validated questionnaires including ADHERE, GWTG-HF Risk Score, OHFRS, and EHMRG30-ST. Participants will be followed for 30 days after hospital admission to record survival status. A sample size of 939 patients has been planned for robust analysis. During the study, data will be verified by cross-checking 10% of records with patient files. Researchers will monitor in-hospital prognosis from admission until discharge or death, and 30-day prognosis from admission up to 30 days. The study involves thorough data collection and follow-up to assess and compare the predictive power of the heart failure risk scores over these periods.

Prognostic Model Heart Failure