Publication details
Klinické klasifikace a skórovací systémy u srdečního selhání
| Title in English | Clinical classification and scoring systems in heart failure |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Kardiologická revue - Interní medicína |
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| Field | Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery |
| Keywords | heart failure; classification; prognosis |
| Description | Acute and chronic heart failure remains a diagnosis with poor prognosis. Therefore an exact description of the severity of the disease is crucial. Classification schemes such as NYHA classification, Forrester classification, Kilip classification or Meszaros classification of signs of congestion on chest x-ray are used. We do not have a good prognostic classification of heart failure. Hyponatraemia, renal insufficiency, old age, but also comorbidities like diabetes mellitus, hypertension or atrial fibrillation seem to be important prognostic markers. |