Development and initial validation of a simple clinical decision tool to predict the presence of heart failure in primary care: The MICE (Male, Infarction, Crepitations, Edema, MICE) rule

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1000-1008

  Roalfe, Andrea K ^a   Mant, Jonathan ^b   Doust, Jenny A ^c   Barton, Pelham ^a   Cowie, Martin R ^d   Glasziou, Paul ^c   Mant, David ^e   McManus, Richard J ^e   Holder, Roger ^a   Deeks, Jonathan J ^a   Doughty, Robert N ^f   Hoes, Arno W ^g   Fletcher, Kate ^a   Hobbs, F D Richard ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BNP; Decision tool; Heart failure; Primary care

Indexed keywords

NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG CREPITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84865491232     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs089     Document Type: Article

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