This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
Modified Ross score (heart failure)
Sweating, tachypnea, respiration, age-related respiratory and heart rate, liver size – 0–12 points, classes I–IV
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
Modified Ross score (heart failure): What does this calculator compute?
Assesses the severity of heart failure in children aged 0 to 14 years with the modified, age-graded Ross score (Läer 2002; Ross 2012): sweating, tachypnea, breathing, respiratory and heart rate by age band and liver size, 0–2 points each; 0–2 none, 3–6 mild, 7–9 moderate, 10–12 severe heart failure.
Modified Ross score (heart failure): Which sources is this calculator based on?
Ross RD, Bollinger RO, Pinsky WW: Grading the severity of congestive heart failure in infants (Pediatr Cardiol 13:72–75) (1992); Läer S, Mir TS, Behn F, et al.: Carvedilol therapy in pediatric patients with congestive heart failure: A study investigating clinical and pharmacokinetic parameters (Am Heart J 143:916–922) (2002); Ross RD: The Ross classification for heart failure in children after 25 years: a review and an age-stratified revision (Pediatr Cardiol 33:1295–1300) (2012); El-Sayed A et al.: The value of modified Ross score in the evaluation of children with severe lower respiratory tract infection admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (2023)