The fibrosis-4 score is associated with long-term mortality in different phenotypes of acute heart failure.

Chih-Hsueh TsengWei-Min HuangWen-Chung YuHao-Min ChengHao-Chih ChangPai-Feng HsuChern-En ChiangChen-Huan ChenShih Hsien Sung

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2022)

FIB4 was an independent predictor of survival in AHF patients, irrespective of the phenotypes of HF. The higher predictive value of mortality of FIB4 was observed in the subjects with HFpEF, HFmrEF or CAD.

Keyphrases

acute heart failure
cardiovascular events
end stage renal disease
heart failure
ejection fraction
liver fibrosis
newly diagnosed
coronary artery disease
risk factors
prognostic factors
type diabetes