BEEAF₂ Score: A New Risk Stratification Score for Patients With Stage B Heart Failure From the KUNIUMI Registry Chronic Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stage B heart failure (HF) refers to structural heart disease without signs or symptoms of HF, so that early intervention may delay or prevent the onset of overt HF. However, stage B HF is a very broad concept, and risk stratification of such patients can be challenging.

Methods and results

We conducted a prospective study of data for 1646 consecutive patients with HF from the KUNIUMI (Kobe University Heart Failure Registry in Awaji Medical Center) registry chronic cohort. The definition of HF stages was based on current guidelines for classification of 29 patients as stage A HF, 761 as stage B HF, 827 as stage C HF, and 29 patients as stage D HF. The primary end point was the time-to-first-event defined as cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization within 2.0 yea

SUBMITTER: Odajima S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681443 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature