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Table 3 Framingham major criteria of acute heart failure patients admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia between May 15 to September 12, 2017 (n = 169)

From: Treatment outcome and its predictors among patients of acute heart failure at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia: a prospective observational study

Combination Framingham major criteria

Frequency (%)

Neck vein distension + Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

30 (17.8)

Neck vein distension + S3 gallop

12 (7.1)

Neck vein distension + Rales

10 (5.9)

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea + S3 gallop

10 (5.9)

Neck vein distension + Acute pulmonary edema

6 (3.6)

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea + Rales

6 (3.6)

Neck vein distension + Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea + Rales

5 (3.0)

Neck vein distension + Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea + Acute pulmonary edema

4 (2.4)

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea + Acute pulmonary edema

4 (2.4)

Neck vein distension + Rales + S3 gallop

4 (2.4)

Other combination criteriaa

8 (4.8)

  1. NB: a(Neck vein distension + Acute pulmonary edema + S3 gallop), (Acute pulmonary edema + S3 gallop), (Acute pulmonary edema + Cardiomegally), (Neck vein distension + Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea + S3 gallop), (Rales + S3 gallop), (Acute pulmonary edema + Rales + S3 gallop)