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Performance of the MAGGIC heart failure risk score and its modification with the addition of discharge natriuretic peptides
Sawano M, Shiraishi Y, Kohsaka S, Nagai T, Goda A, Mizuno A, Sujino Y, Nagatomo Y, Kohno T, Anzai T, Fukuda K, Yoshikawa T. Performance of the MAGGIC heart failure risk score and its modification with the addition of discharge natriuretic peptides. ESC Heart Failure 2018, 5: 610-619. PMID: 29520978, PMCID: PMC6073038, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAGGIC scoreBNP levelsB-type natriuretic peptide levelsAcute Heart Failure registryChronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) scoreConsecutive acute HF patientsHeart failure patient outcomesHeart Failure Risk ScoreMeta-Analysis Global GroupAcute HF patientsHeart Failure RegistryHeart failure scoreProspective multicentre registryIncremental prognostic valueNatriuretic peptide levelsHeart failure patientsMulticentre registryHF patientsFailure patientsYear mortalityNatriuretic peptidePatient mortalityPrognostic valueMean ageJapanese Registry
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Prognostic Implication of Physical Signs of Congestion in Acute Heart Failure Patients and Its Association with Steady-State Biomarker Levels
Negi S, Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Inohara T, Shiraishi Y, Kohno T, Maekawa Y, Sano M, Yoshikawa T, Fukuda K. Prognostic Implication of Physical Signs of Congestion in Acute Heart Failure Patients and Its Association with Steady-State Biomarker Levels. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96325. PMID: 24802880, PMCID: PMC4011709, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJugular venous distensionAcute heart failurePulmonary ralesTime of dischargePhysical findingsReadmission ratesAHF patientsAcute heart failure patientsElevated troponin T levelsSingle-center university hospitalConsecutive AHF patientsElevated TnT levelsParoxysmal nocturnal dyspneaNon-ischemic etiologyTroponin T levelsHeart failure patientsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyLong-term outcomesTime of admissionThird heart soundNocturnal dyspneaMean followPrimary endpointVenous distensionFailure patients