Sanchez-Gil, JustoManzano, LuisFlather, MarcusFormiga, FrancescMartel, Alicia CondeMolinero, Alberto MuelaLopez, Raul QuirosJimenez, Jose Luis AriasIborra, Pau LlacerPerez-Calvo, Juan IgnacioMontero-Perez-Barquero, Manuel2023-01-252023-01-252016-12-16http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10752Heart rate (HR) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) are independent prognostic variables in patients with heart failure (HF). We evaluated if combining HR and SBP could improve prognostic assessment in older patients. Variables associated with all-cause mortality and readmission for HF during 9months of follow-up were analyzed from the Spanish Heart Failure Registry (RICA). HR and SBP values were stratified in three combined groups. We evaluated 1551 patients, 82years and 56% women. Using HR strata of The combination provides better risk discrimination than use of HR and SBP alone and may provide a simple and reliable tool for risk assessment for older HF patients in clinical practice.enHeart failureHeart rateMortalityPrognosisRICA registrySystolic blood pressureAged, 80 and overBlood PressureCause of DeathFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHeart RateHumansMalePatient ReadmissionPrognosisProspective StudiesRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpainSurvival RateSystoleTime Factorsresearch article28063667open accessCausas de muerteEspañaFactores de riesgoFactores de tiempoFrecuencia cardíacaInsuficiencia cardíacaPresión sanguíneaReadmisión del paciente10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.0411874-1754http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/127925/1/676190.pdf