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. 2021 Nov 17;13(11):e19662. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19662

Table 2. Charlson Comorbidity Index.

Electrocardiogram (ECG); Centimeter (cm); Cardiovascular Attack (CVA); Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA); Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

SCORE CONDITION
1 Myocardial Infarction (history, not ECG changes only)
Congestive heart failure
Peripheral vascular disease (includes aortic aneurysm ≥6cm)
Cerebrovascular disease: CVA with mild or no residua or TIA
Dementia
Chronic pulmonary disease
Connective tissue disease
Peptic ulcer disease
Mild liver disease (without portal hypertension, includes chronic hepatitis)
Diabetes without end-organ damage (excludes diet-controlled alone)
2 Hemiplegia
Moderate or severe renal disease
Diabetes with end-organ damage (retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, or brittle diabetes)
Tumor without metastases (exclude if >5years from diagnosis)
Leukemia (acute or chronic)
Lymphoma
3 Moderate or severe liver disease
6 Metastatic solid tumor
AIDS (not just HIV-positive)