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Published in final edited form as: Heart Fail Clin. 2020 Jun 29;16(4):387–407. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2020.05.002

Table 3.

Popular Clinical Multivariable Risk Prediction Models for Patients with Heart Failure

Risk Model Multivariate Predictors Outcomes

Chronic HF
Seattle Heart Failure Model 19 (2006) Age, Sex, LVEF, NYHA Class, Weight, SBP, Labs (Hgb, Lymphs, UA, Chol, Na), Wide QRS/LBBB, Meds (including GDMT, allopurinol, statins, diuretics), Devices (ICD/CRT/PPM) 1, 2, and 5-year mortality
CHARM Risk Score 26 (2006) Age, Sex, LVEF, NYHA Class, BMI, DM, AF, MR, MI, Prior HF hosp, HF duration, Current smoker, DBP, HR, Dependent edema, Pulmonary crackles, Dyspnea, Pulmonary edema, Cardiomegaly, ARB All-cause mortality; CV death or HF hosp
CORONA Risk Score 27 (2009) Age, Sex, LVEF, NYHA Class, BMI, DM, MI, CABG, AF, Claudication, HR, NT-proBNP, Cr, ApoA-1 CV death, non-fatal MI, or stroke
GISSI-HF Model 28 (2013) Age, Sex, LVEF, NYHA Class, BMI, DM, COPD, AS, SBP, Labs (eGFR, Hgb, UA, NT-proBNP, hs-CTnT) All-cause mortality
MAGGIC Risk Score 23 (2013) Age, Sex, LVEF, NYHA class, BMI, DM, COPD, Recent diagnosis, Smoking status, SBP, Cr, Meds (B-blockers, ACEi/ARB) 1 and 3-year all-cause mortality
PARADIGM Risk Score 29 (2020) Age, Sex, Race, LVEF, NYHA Class, BMI, DM, Region, HF duration, HF hosp, MI, Valve dz, BBB, PCI, PAD, SBP, Bili, AST, UA, Alb, K, Cl, Hgb, LDL, Trig, BUN, WBCs, NT-proBNP, B-blocker, ARNI CV Death or HF Hosp; CV death; All-cause death
Hospitalized HF
EFFECT Model 138 (2003) Age, COPD, Cirrhosis, Cancer, Dementia, Cerebrovascular dz, SBP, RR, Na, BUN, Hgb 30-day and 1-year mortality
OPTIME-CHF Model 9 (2004) Age, NYHA Class, SBP, BUN, Na Prior HF hosp, SBP, BUN, h/o PCI 60-day mortality 60-day readmission
ADHERE CART Model 4 (2005) SBP, BUN, Creatinine In-hospital mortality
OPTIMIZE-HF Nomogram 38,39 (2008) Age, LVEF, HF primary diagnosis, HR, SBP, Na, Cr Age, Weight, SBP, Na, Cr, Liver dz, Depression, Reactive airway dz In-hospital mortality 60-day mortality or readmission
GWTG-HF Score 5 (2010) Age, Race, COPD, SBP, HR, Na, BUN In-hospital mortality
ESCAPE Risk Score 6 (2010) Age, CPR/mechanical ventilation, Na, BNP, BUN, Diuretic, B-Blocker, 6MWT 6-month mortality
Refractory HF Risk Score 59 (2011) Age, DM, Stroke, Arrhythmia, Na, BNP, BUN, Betablocker, KCCQ Score Unfavorable QOL or death at 6 months
PROTECT HF Post-discharge Model 40 (2014) Age, SBP, Na, Cr, BUN, Albumin, Prior HF Hosp, Peripheral edema 30/180-day mortality, All-cause Hosp, and/or CV Hosp
BIOSTAT-CHF Model 41 (2017) Age, BUN, NT-proBNP, Hgb, B-blocker Age, prior HF hosp, edema, SBP, eGFR All-cause mortality HF hosp
HFpEF
I-PRESERVE Score 46 (2011) Age, LVEF, Ischemic etiology, Prior HF hosp, QOL, DM, MI, COPD/asthma, HR, eGFR, Neutrophils, NT-proBNP All-cause mortality or CV hosp, all-cause mortality, HF hosp or mortality
ARIC Score 47 (2017) Modified EFFECT score + Race, BMI, AF, HR, Hypoxia, Natriuretic peptides 28-day and 1-year mortality