Accepted Manuscript Prediction of survival in Asian patients hospitalized with heart failure: Validation of the OPTIMIZE-HF Risk Score (Validation of the OPTIMIZE-HF Risk Score) Jonathan Yap MBBS, MRCP , Fang Yi Lim MBBS , Shaw Yang Chia , John Carson Allen Jr PhD , Fazlur Rehman Jaufeerally MBBS, MRCP , Michael Ross Macdonald MBBS, MRCP , Ping Chai MBBS, MRCP , Seet Yoong Loh MBBS, MRCP , Patrick Lim MBBS, MRCP , Ma Wai Wai Zaw MBBS , Louis Teo MBBS, MRCP , David Sim MBBS, MRCP , Carolyn SP Lam MBBS, MS, PhD PII: S1071-9164(18)30908-4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.02.016 Reference: YJCAF 4288 To appear in: Journal of Cardiac Failure Received date: 15 August 2018 Revised date: 8 January 2019 Accepted date: 20 February 2019 Please cite this article as: Jonathan Yap MBBS, MRCP , Fang Yi Lim MBBS , Shaw Yang Chia , John Carson Allen Jr PhD , Fazlur Rehman Jaufeerally MBBS, MRCP , Michael Ross Macdonald MBBS, MRCP , Ping Chai MBBS, MRCP , Seet Yoong Loh MBBS, MRCP , Patrick Lim MBBS, MRCP , Ma Wai Wai Zaw MBBS , Louis Teo MBBS, MRCP , David Sim MBBS, MRCP , Carolyn SP Lam MBBS, MS, PhD , Prediction of survival in Asian patients hospitalized with heart failure: Validation of the OPTIMIZE-HF Risk Score (Validation of the OPTIMIZE- HF Risk Score), Journal of Cardiac Failure (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.02.016 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.