New prognostic score (DEVI’s score) to predict composite adverse cardiac outcome in pregnant women with rheumatic valvular heart disease
| Predictor | Score |
| Prior cardiovascular event* | +4.0 |
| Pulmonary hypertension | +4.0 |
| Taking cardiac medications | −1.0 |
| Severe mitral stenosis | +4.0 |
| Moderate mitral stenosis | +2.0 |
| Mild mitral stenosis | +1.0 |
| Prosthetic heart valve | +2.0 |
Score is calculated by adding the individual score for the presence of each parameter and its range (minimum–maximum) is 0–12. A score of 5 or more is associated with high risk of adverse cardiac outcome.
*Prior cardiovascular events defined as the occurrence of one or more of the following: heart failure arrythmia, infective endocarditis and thromboembolic events.
DEVI"s Score, aDverse cardiac Events in Valvular rheumatic heart disease In pregnancy.