Table 2. Variables used in SHFM, MAGGIC, and GWTF-HF.
| MODELS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | SHFM | MAGGIC | GWTF-HF |
| Age | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Male Sex | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Race | ✓ | ||
| Body Mass Index | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Systolic Blood Pressure | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Heart Rate | ✓ | ||
| Hemoglobin | ✓ | ||
| Total Cholesterol | ✓ | ||
| Lymphocytes | ✓ | ||
| Sodium | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Serum Creatinine | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BUN | ✓ | ||
| Uric Acid | ✓ | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | ✓ | ||
| COPD | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ischemia (cause) | ✓ | ||
| Current Smoker | ✓ | ||
| NYHA Class | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Heart Failure duration <18 months | ✓ | ||
| ACE inhibitor/ARB use | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Beta Blocker use | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Statin Use | ✓ | ||
| Aldosterone Blocker use | ✓ | ||
| Loop Diuretic Use | ✓ | ||
| Allopurinol Use | ✓ | ||
| Ejection Fraction | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Device Therapy | ✓ | ||
| QRS duration | ✓ | ||
Notes.
Abbreviations
- SHFM
- Seattle Heart Failure Model
- MAGGIC
- Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic (MAGGIC)
- GWTF-HF
- The Get with The Guidelines-Heart Failure