Age, GFR and ejection fraction score as a good predictor of prognosis in elderly patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

Introduction: Nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) is a heterogeneous disease, and patients still have high risk of sudden cardiac death even after receiving treatment. The Selvester QRS score and the ESTIMATED score reported as predictors contain many variables and are complex to calculate. There is a need for a simple predictive score to accurately assess prognosis in clinical practice. Methods: A total of 953 elderly patients (age ≥60 years) diagnosed with NIDCM were enrolled from January 2010 to December 2019. In-hospital and long-term outcomes were studied. Results: Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that the AGEF score was associated with in-hospital mortality (OR: 1.828; 95% CI: 1.559~2.144; p
Source: Gerontology - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research