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Framingham Heart Failure Diagnostic Criteria calculator
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Clinical inputs
Allowed range: 0–8 criteria
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Allowed range: 0–7 criteria
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Clinical inputs
- Number of major criteria presentAccepted range: 0 to 8
- Number of minor criteria presentAccepted range: 0 to 7
Primary source
McKee PA et al. The natural history of congestive heart failure: the Framingham study. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197112232852601. PMID: 5122894. Scope: congestive heart failure diagnosed by 2 major, or 1 major plus 2 minor, Framingham criteria (major: PND/orthopnea, neck-vein distention, rales, cardiomegaly, acute pulmonary edema, S3, hepatojugular reflux, elevated venous pressure; minor: edema, night cough, DOE, hepatomegaly, pleural effusion, tachycardia ≥120, vital-capacity reduction). (1971)
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