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Publication Name World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID 124786
Country Romania
Received
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ISSN 1949-8462 (online)
Open Access This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
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Category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type Retrospective Study
Article Title Development and internal validation of a rapid bedside score for predicting in-hospital mortality in acute heart failure
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Mara Diaconu, Dan Cristian Popescu, Diana Țînț and Alexandru Cristian Nechita
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Mara Diaconu http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5167-6738
Dan Cristian Popescu http://orcid.org/0009-0007-6869-380X
Diana Țînț http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6204-1364
Alexandru Cristian Nechita http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6481-1046
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Diana Țînț, Professor, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Faculty of Medicine, “Transilvania” University, Nicolae Balcescu, No. 56, Brasov 500019, Brasov, Romania. diana.tint@unitbv.ro
Key Words Acute heart failure; In-hospital mortality; Bedside risk score; Prognostic model; Emergency department; Risk stratification
Core Tip This single-centre retrospective study developed and internally validated the Fast Assessment Score for triage in heart failure (FAST-HF) score, a practical prognostic tool based on readily available clinical and biological parameters, including systolic blood pressure, congestion status, NT-proBNP, lactate and serum sodium. FAST-HF showed good discriminatory performance for predicting in-hospital mortality and may help identify high-risk patients early during admission. The score is intended as an exploratory bedside instrument that requires external validation before routine clinical implementation.
Publish Date 2026-09-24 00:48
Citation

Diaconu M, Popescu DC, Țînț D, Nechita AC. Development and internal validation of a rapid bedside score for predicting in-hospital mortality in acute heart failure. World J Cardiol 2026; 18(9): 124786

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v18/i9/124786.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.4330/wjc.124786
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