The CHA₂DS₂-VASc score as a predictor of high mortality in hospitalized heart failure patients.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with heart failure (HF). CHA₂DS₂-VASc score was originally employed as a risk assessment tool for stroke in patients with AF; however, it has recently been used to predict not only stroke but also various cardiovascular diseases beyond the original AF field. We aimed to verify the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score as a risk assessment tool to predict mortality in patients with HF.

Methods and results

Consecutive 1011 patients admitted for treatment of HF were divided into three groups based on their CHA₂DS₂-VASc scores: score 1-3 group (n = 317), score 4-6 group (n = 549) and score 7-9 group (n = 145). Of the 1011 HF patients, 387 (38.3%) had AF. We com

SUBMITTER: Yoshihisa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5107970 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature