European Journal of Heart Failure | 2019
Predicting one‐year mortality in heart failure using the ‘Surprise Question’: a prospective pilot study
Abstract
The Surprise Question: ‘would you be surprised if this patient were to die within the next year?’ has been shown to predict mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and cancer. This prospective study aimed to determine whether the Surprise Question could identify heart failure patients with a prognosis of less than 1\u2009year, and whether the Surprise Question can be used by different healthcare professionals.