Stiell IG, Clement CM, Brison RJ, et al. A risk scoring system to identify emergency department patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events. Acad Emerg Med. 2013;20(1):17-26.

Stiell IG, Perry JJ, Clement CM, et al. Prospective and Explicit Clinical Validation of the Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale, With and Without Use of Quantitative NT-proBNP. Acad Emerg Med. 2017;24(3):316-327.

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<p>Identifies ED patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events.</p>

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<p>Cullen Clark, MD, is a combined emergency medicine/pediatrics resident at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Cullen is a graduate of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. His areas of interest include pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric critical care, pain management in the emergency department, and disaster medicine.</p>

Cullen Clark, MD

The Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale (OHFRS) Identifies ED patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events.

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