Navigation auf zora.uzh.ch

Search ZORA

ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive)

External Validation of the MEESSI Acute Heart Failure Risk Score: A Cohort Study

Abstract

Background
The MEESSI-AHF (Multiple Estimation of risk based on the Emergency department Spanish Score In patients with AHF) score was developed to predict 30-day mortality in patients presenting with acute heart failure (AHF) to emergency departments (EDs) in Spain. Whether it performs well in other countries is unknown.
Objective
To externally validate the MEESSI-AHF score in another country.
Design
Prospective cohort study. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01831115).
Setting
Multicenter recruitment of dyspneic patients presenting to the ED.
Participants
The external validation cohort included 1572 patients with AHF.
Measurements
Calculation of the MEESSI-AHF score using an established model containing 12 independent risk factors.
Results
Among 1572 patients with adjudicated AHF, 1247 had complete data that allowed calculation of the MEESSI-AHF score. Of these, 102 (8.2%) died within 30 days. The score predicted 30-day mortality with excellent discrimination (c-statistic, 0.80). Assessment of cumulative mortality showed a steep gradient in 30-day mortality over 6 predefined risk groups (0 patients in the lowest-risk group vs. 35 [28.5%] in the highest-risk group). Risk was overestimated in the high-risk groups, resulting in a Hosmer-Lemeshow P value of 0.022. However, after adjustment of the intercept, the model showed good concordance between predicted risks and observed outcomes (P = 0.23). Findings were confirmed in sensitivity analyses that used multiple imputation for missing values in the overall cohort of 1572 patients.
Limitations
External validation was done using a reduced model. Findings are specific to patients with AHF who present to the ED and are clinically stable enough to provide informed consent. Performance in patients with terminal kidney failure who are receiving long-term dialysis cannot be commented on.
Conclusion
External validation of the MEESSI-AHF risk score showed excellent discrimination. Recalibration may be needed when the score is introduced to new populations.
Primary Funding Source
The European Union, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Swiss Heart Foundation, the Cardiovascular Research Foundation Basel, the University of Basel, and University Hospital Basel.

Additional indexing

Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Endocrinology and Diabetology
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Internal Medicine
Language:English
Date:19 February 2019
Deposited On:13 Jan 2020 11:26
Last Modified:22 Oct 2024 01:39
Publisher:American College of Physicians
ISSN:0003-4819
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.7326/M18-1967
PubMed ID:30690646
Full text not available from this repository.

Metadata Export

Statistics

Citations

Dimensions.ai Metrics
43 citations in Web of Science®
45 citations in Scopus®
Google Scholar™

Altmetrics

Authors, Affiliations, Collaborations

Similar Publications