Charlson Comorbidity Index does not predict long-term mortality in elderly subjects with chronic heart failure | Zendy

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Charlson Comorbidity Index does not predict long-term mortality in elderly subjects with chronic heart failure

Author(s) -

Gianluca Testa,

Francesco Cacciatore,

Gianluigi Galizia,

David DellaMorte,

Francesca Mazzella,

Salvatore Russo,

Nicola Ferrara,

F. Rengo,

Pasquale Abete

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afp165

Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , heart failure , proportional hazards model , charlson comorbidity index , cardiology , mortality rate

comorbidity plays a critical role in the high mortality for chronic heart failure (CHF) in the elderly. Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is the most extensively studied comorbidity index. No studies are available on the ability of CCI to predict mortality in CHF elderly subjects. The aim of the present study was to assess if CCI was able to predict long-term mortality in a random sample of elderly CHF subjects.

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