JCS/JHFS 2021 Statement on Palliative Care in Cardiovascular Diseases
Toshihisa Anzai, Takuma Sato, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Chisato Izumi, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Masatoshi Koga, Katsuji Nishimura, Mitsuru Ohishi, Akihiro Sakashita, Yasushi Sakata, Tsuyoshi Shiga, Yasuchika Takeishi, Satoshi Yasuda, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Takahiro Abe, Rie Akaho, Yasuhiro Hamatani, Hayato Hosoda, Naoki Ishimori, Mika Kato, Yoshiharu Kinugasa, Takuro Kubozono, Toshiyuki Nagai, Shogo Oishi, Katsuki Okada, Tatsuhiro Shibata, Atsushi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Masahito Takagi, Yasuko Takada, Kenkichi Tsuruga, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Dai Yumino, Keiichi Fukuda, Yasuki Kihara, Yoshihiko Saito, Yoshiki Sawa, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Takeshi Kimura, on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society Joint Working Group
Abstract
3.3.1 Acute HF a. Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF) Risk Score OPTIMIZE-HF 56 is a model derived from a large real-world registry that enrolled approximately 50,000 patients with acute HF in the USA. Risk scores are calculated using 7 factors: age, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, serum creatinine, sodium, cause of hospitalization, and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).