The Rajan’s Heart Failure (R-hf) Risk Score Calculator estimates the risk for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), as published:
1.Rajesh Rajan& Mohammed Al Jarallah."New Prognostic Risk Calculator for Heart Failure" Oman Medical Journal [2018], Vol. 33, No. 3:DOI10.5001/omj.2018. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5971055/)
2.Rajan, Rajesh, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Ibrahim Al Zakwani, Raja Dashti, Bassam Bulbanat, Mustafa Ridha, Kadhim F. Sulaiman., Impact of R-hf Risk Score on All-Cause Mortality in Acute Heart Failure Patients in the Middle East, Journal of Cardiac Failure,. 2019; 25(8), p.S97. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S107191641931053X).
3. Rajesh Rajan, Suman Omana Soman, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Zhanna Kobalava, Raja Dashti, Ibrahim Al Zakwani, Joud Al Balool, Gary Tse, Parul Setiya, Peter A. Brady, Ahmad Al-Saber, Govindan Vijayaraghavan, “Validation of R-hf risk score for risk stratification in ischemic heart failure patients: A prospective cohort study”, Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 2022, 104333, doi : 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104333.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2049080122010937)
The R-hf Risk Score Calculator will be beneficial for all the physicians treating heart failure.
4. Rajan R, Al Jarallah MA, Hui J, Tse G, Chan JSK, Satti DI, Al Dashti RH, Vijayaraghavan G. “The Modified Rajan's Heart Failure (R-HF) Risk Score Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Retrospective Cohort Study.” J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Mar 7;81(9):1234-1242. doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(23)01002-1
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109723010021?via%3Dihub
5. Rajan R, Al-Jarallah M, Al-Zakwani IS, et al. Development and Validation of R-hf Risk Score in Acute Heart Failure Patients in the Middle East. Oman Med J. Jan 2023;38(1):10.5001/omj.2023.89
https://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=2&aId=3298.
6. Rajan, Rajesh MD Ph.D FRCP FACC FAHA FESCa; Hui, Jeremy Man Hob,c; Al Jarallah, Mohammad A.a; Tse, Garyb; Chan, Jeffrey Shi Kaib; Satti, Danish Iltafb; Hui, Chloe Tsz Chingb,c; Sun, Yuxid; Lee, Yan Hiu Athenab; Liu, Yingd; Vijayaraghavan, Govindane; Al-Zakwani, Ibrahimf; AlObaid, Laurag. The modified rajan’s heart failure risk score predicts all-cause mortality in patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a retrospective cohort study. Annals of Medicine & Surgery ():10.1097/MS9.0000000000001646, February 22, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001646
https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/abstract/9900/the_modified_rajan_s_heart_failure_risk_score.1524.aspx
7. Y?ld?z, P.Ö. The Prognostic Significance of the Rajan’s Heart Failure Risk Score for Mid-range Ejection Fraction in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure. Bratisl. Med. J. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00081-0
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44411-025-00081-0
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Dr. Rajesh Rajan MD Ph.D FRCP (Lon) FRCP (Edin) FRCP (Glasg) FRCP (Ire) FACC FESC FAHA
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Indian Association Of Clinical Cardiologists (IACC)
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