Risks and Benefits of Risk Prediction in Acute Heart Failure

JACC Heart Fail. 2015 Oct;3(10):748-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.06.005.

Authors

Douglas S Lee¹, Ana C Alba²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Electronic address: dlee@ices.on.ca.
² Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.

PMID: 26449994
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.06.005

No abstract available

Keywords: decision support; emergency department; heart failure; prognosis; risk prediction.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Decision Support Techniques*
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / mortality
Heart Failure / therapy*
Hospital Mortality / trends*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data
Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Assessment
United States