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ArticleOman medical journal2023

Development and Validation of R-hf Risk Score in Acute Heart Failure Patients in the Middle East.

Rajesh Rajan, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Raja Dashti, Kadhim Sulaiman, Prashanth Panduranga, Peter A Brady, Zhanna Kobalava

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Article in Oman medical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Rajesh RajanDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Centre, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Mohammed Al JarallahDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Centre, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Ibrahim Al-ZakwaniDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Raja DashtiDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Centre, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Kadhim SulaimanDepartment of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Prashanth PandurangaDepartment of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Peter A BradyDepartment of Cardiology, Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago IL, USA.
Zhanna KobalavaDepartment of Internal Diseases with Courses of Cardiology and Functional Diagnostics, Peoples` Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia.
Al-Sabah Hospital · KWAdvocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center · USMinistry of Health · OMRoyal Hospital · OMSultan Qaboos University · OM

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Abstract

Objectives: The Rajan's heart failure (R-hf) score was proposed to aid risk stratification in heart failure patients. The aim of this study was to validate R-hf risk score in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Methods: R-hf risk score is derived from the product estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min), left ventricular ejection fraction (%), and hemoglobin levels (g/dL) divided by N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (pg/mL). This was a multinational, multicenter, prospective registry of heart failure from seven countries in the Middle East. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression was applied. Results: A total of 776 patients (mean age = 62.0±14.0 years, 62.4% males; mean left ventricular ejection fraction = 33.0±14.0%) were included. Of these, 459 (59.1%) presented with acute decompensated chronic heart failure. The R-hf risk score group (≤ 5) was marginally associated with a higher risk of all-cause cumulative mortality at three months (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 4.28; 95% CI: 0.90-20.30; Conclusions: Lower R-hf risk scores are associated with increased risk of all-cause cumulative mortality at three and 12 months.

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ArabiaChronic Kidney DiseasesHeart FailureMortalityVentricular Dysfunction, Left

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PMID37674520
PMCPMC10477947
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