CHF Decision Rule for Predicting Mortality
Aka: CHF Decision Rule for Predicting Mortality, Congestive Heart Failure Exacerbation Decision Rule
II. Scoring: Risk of mortality (for 1 month and 1 year)
- Age (in years)
- ADD one point for each year of age
- Systolic Blood Pressure for 1 month (and 1 year) risk
- SUBTRACT 30 points (20 for 1 year risk) SBP <90 mmHg
- SUBTRACT 35 points (25 for 1 year risk) SBP 90-99
- SUBTRACT 40 points (30 for 1 year risk) SBP 100-119
- SUBTRACT 45 points (35 for 1 year risk) SBP 120-139
- SUBTRACT 50 points (40 for 1 year risk) SBP 140-159
- SUBTRACT 55 points (45 for 1 year risk) SBP 160-179
- SUBTRACT 60 points (50 for 1 year risk) SBP >180 mmHg
- Respiratory Rate (in breaths per minute)
- ADD number of breaths per minute as points up to 45
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN as mg/dl)
- ADD level of BUN (mg/dl) as points up to 60
- Serum Sodium <136 mEq/dl
- ADD 10 points
- Hemoglobin <10 g/dl
- NOTE: Not used for assessing 1 month risk
- ADD 10 points if assessing 1 year risk
- Comorbidity (1 year risk points noted if different)
- Cancer: ADD 15 points
- Cerebrovascular Disease: ADD 10 points
- Chronic lung disease: ADD 10 points
- Dementia: ADD 20 points (15 for 1 year risk)
- Hepatic Cirrhosis: ADD 25 points (35 for 1 year risk)
III. Interpretation: Mortality Risk per Point Scores
- One Month Risk
- Points <69: 0.8% mortality over 1 month
- Points 69-82: 3.6% mortality over 1 month
- Points 83-96: 6.3% mortality over 1 month
- Points 97-113: 12.6% mortality over 1 month
- Points 114-195: 30.5% mortality over 1 month
- One Year Risk
- Points <80: 9.0% mortality over 1 year
- Points 80-93: 17.7% mortality over 1 month
- Points 94-107: 29.1% mortality over 1 month
- Points 108-123: 42.1% mortality over 1 month
- Points 124-198: 66.3% mortality over 1 month