Table 1. Predictors of poor survival in heart failure patients.

Predictors
“1 block or 1 year” (patient cannot walk more than one block and is likely not to survive for more than a year)
Beta blocker or ACE inhibitor intolerant (at significant “heart failure” doses)
Hospitalization for CHF on appropriate medications
In a six-month period, two or more hospitalizations for acute decompensated heart failure
Requirement for inotropes
LVEDD >75 mm
Non-responder to CRT

ACE = angiotensin-converting-enzyme; CHF = congestive heart failure; CRT = cardiac resynchronization therapy; LVEDD = left ventricular end-diastolic dimension.