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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2021 Sep 6;159:113–120. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.08.016

Table 3.

Standard and Weighted Risk Scores

Risk Factor Standard Score Weighted Score
Strata Points Strata Points
Sex Female 2 Female 2
Male 0 Male 0
Race Black Race 1.5 Black Race 1.5
Non-Black, Non-White Race 1 Non-Black, Non-White Race 1
White Race 0 White Race 0
TRV ≥3.2 m/s 4 ≥3.2 m/s + no HF history 8
≥3.2 m/s + HF history 4
<3.2 m/s 0 <3.2 m/s 0
TAPSE ≤1.65 cm 1.5 ≤1.65 cm 1.5
>1.65 cm 0 >1.65 cm 0
RV Function Moderate-Severely Reduced 2.5 Moderate-Severely Reduced 2.5
Mildly Reduced 1.5 Mildly Reduced 1.5
Normal 0 Normal 0
Right Atrial Pressure 15 mmHg 1.5 15 mmHg 1.5
8 mmHg 1 8 mmHg 1
3 mmHg 0 3 mmHg 0
LVEF >55% 1 >55% 1
≤55% 0 ≤55% 0
Heart Rate ≥60 bpm 1.5 ≥60 bpm 1.5
<60 bpm 0 <60 bpm 0
BMI <30 kg/m2 1 <30 kg/m2 1
≥30 kg/m2 0 ≥30 kg/m2 0
Hemoglobin ≥11.2 g/L 1.5 ≥11.2 g/L + CKD 2
≥11.2 g/L + no CKD 1.5
<11.2 g/L 0 <11.2 g/L 0
Maximum Score 18 22.5
Low Risk ≤5 points, Intermediate Risk 6–10 points, High Risk >10 points

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; TAPSE, tricuspid annular systolic plane excursion; TRV, tricuspid regurgitant velocity; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RV, right ventricular.