Table II.
Extracted Framingham HF criteria –Code names | Sub-typesa |
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Major Criteria | |
Acute Pulmonary Edema – APEdema (APED) | P, N |
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea or orthopnea – PNDyspnea (PND) | P, N |
Jugular Venous Distention – JVDistension (JVD) | P, N |
Rales – Rales (RALE) | P, N |
Radiographic Cardiomegaly – RCardiomegaly (RC) | P, N |
S3 Gallop – S3Gallop (S3G) | P, N |
Hepatojugular Reflux – HJReflux (HJR) | P, N |
Central venous pressure > 16 cm H2O – ICV Pressure (ICV) | P, N |
Weight Loss of 4.5 kg in 5 days, due to HF treatment (WTL) | P |
Minor Criteria | |
Bilateral Ankle Edema – AnkleEdema (ANKED) | P, N |
Dyspnea on Ordinary Exertion – DOExertion (DOE) | P, N |
Hepatomegaly – Hepatomegaly (HEP) | P, N |
Nocturnal Cough – NightCough (NC) | P, N |
Pleural Effusion – PleuralEffusion (PLE) | P, N |
Tachycardia (rate of ≥120 min−1) – Tachycardia (TACH) | P |
P: Positive/Affirmation, N: Negative/Denial.