AHA Scientific Sessions 2026 Abstract
Blood protein score improves heart failure prediction
A 19-protein score achieved 0.80 versus 0.76 for clinical risk factors alone on a measure of how well it distinguished future heart failure cases.A 19-protein score achieved 0.80 versus 0.76 for clinical risk factors alone on a measure of how well it distinguished future heart failure cases.
Cohort · 52,483 peopleHeart failure
Who was studied52,483 people without previous heart failure, against clinical risk factors alone
What changedThe protein score distinguished future heart failure cases better than clinical risk factors alone: AUC 0.80 versus 0.76
The catchThe analysis did not measure whether changing these proteins would prevent heart failure