Deconstructing the MELD Score in Heart Failure: The "Cardiorenal" Fallacy.

Clin Cardiol · 2026 · PMC13267989 · PMID 42296031

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failed to reach statistical significancep = 0.18not close (p > 0.1)

The authors advocate for the MELD score's capability to analyze “multi‐organ function.” However, the “Original MELD” score (comprising bilirubin, INR, and creatinine) failed to reach statistical significance in predicting DR ($ p = 0.18$).

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