Interaction between the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire and the Pocock's clinical score in predicting heart failure outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome. Its appropriate management should combine several health measurements. We assessed the relationship between the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) and the Pocock's clinical score.

Methods

We conducted a prospective registry of HF outpatients. The main outcome was occurrence of death or hospitalization during a 6-month follow-up. A multivariate logistic regression was performed, including the KCCQ overall summary score, the Pocock's clinical score and their interaction in the model.

Results

From January 2008 to December 2010, 143 patients were involved. Mean age of patients was 68 years, and 74% were men. KCCQ's overall summary score and Pocock's clinical score were inversely correlated (r = -0.24, p = 0.02

SUBMITTER: Sawadogo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4840225 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature