title: Simple clinical variables are markers of the propensity for readmission in patients hospitalized with heart failure.
abstract: In a consecutive cohort of patients hospitalized for decompensated heart failure, we found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and history of hospitalization for any cause in the preceding 6 months were the strongest correlates of early readmission. Based on these findings, we propose a simple risk stratification system to classify patients who are hospitalized for heart failure as low, medium, or high risk for early readmission.
authors.affiliation: Ochsner Medical Institutions, and Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA. kharjai@ochsner.org
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Harjai
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment