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Table 2 Unadjusted hazard ratios for death or new heart failure

From: Late gadolinium enhancement by cardiovascular magnetic resonance is complementary to left ventricle ejection fraction in predicting prognosis of patients with stable coronary artery disease

 

Unadjusted HR

95% Confidence Interval

P value

ANTHROPOMETRIC

 Age (75 y)

1.70

0.92 – 3.17

0.093

 Male sex

0.92

0.67 – 1.27

0.614

 Body mass index >30

1.04

0.49 – 2.20

0.916

RISK FACTORS

 Familiar history of CAD

1.16

0.68 – 1.96

0.588

 Smoking habit

2.22

1.23 – 4.00

0.008

 Diabetes

0.88

0.45 – 1.70

0.698

 Hypertension

1.00

0.59 – 1.70

0.999

 Hypercholesterolemia

1.13

0.66 – 1.92

0.664

 # risk factors ≥ 3

1.58

0.93 – 2.69

0.093

CLINIC

 Previous CAD diagnosis

8.76

1.21 – 63.3

0.032

 Previous myocardial infarction

2.51

1.32 – 4.76

0.005

 NYHA classification ≥ 3

5.81

2.99 – 11.3

<0.0001

 Revascularization in the follow-up

0.36

0.15 – 0.85

0.019

THERAPY

 β-blockers

1.00

0.55 – 1.81

0.997

 Ca++−antagonist

1.15

0.63 – 2.12

0.644

 Nitrates

0.92

0.54 – 1.56

0.753

 Loop diuretics

5.26

2.94 – 9.40

<0.0001

 Aldosterone antagonist

5.69

3.29 – 9.86

<0.0001

 ACE-inhibitors/AT1-receptors antagonist

1.45

0.71 – 2.96

0.310

 ASA

0.69

0.36 – 1.30

0.251

 Statins

0.94

0.53 – 1.68

0.837

 Anticoagulant

6.38

3.49 – 11.7

<0.0001

ECG

 Heart rate (≥75 bpm)

2.80

1.62 – 4.84

<0.001

 Non sinusal rhythm

4.19

1.67 – 10.54

0.002

 QRS duration

2.62

1.47 – 4.70

0.001

 QTc interval

4.34

2.53 – 7.46

<0.0001

 LV hypertrophy

1.00

0.47 – 2.11

0.995

 LBB block

1.63

1.07 – 2.48

0.024

 RBB block

1.30

0.62 – 2.76

0.489

 ST segment depression

1.60

0.73 – 3.54

0.245

 Negative T waves

1.76

1.03 – 3.00

0.039

 Q waves

1.55

0.92 – 2.62

0.102

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

 LV EDV (≥ 105 ml/m2)

4.66

2.34 – 9.29

<0.0001

 LV ESV (≥ 75 ml/m2)

8.95

4.55 – 17.60

<0.0001

 LV EF (≤ 30%)

12.34

6.80 – 22.38

<0.0001

 LV WMSI (≥ 2.32)

10.94

5.53 – 21.62

<0.0001

 LV mass (≥ 310 g)

4.89

2.05 – 11.70

<0.001

 LV diastolic function (≥ pseudo-normal)†

7.03

4.00 – 12.38

<0.0001

 Mitral regurgitation (≥ moderate)‡

4.67

2.68 – 8.13

<0.0001

 Pulmonary hypertension

4.86

2.68 – 8.80

<0.0001

 RVIT dilatation

1.45

0.92 – 2.30

0.112

 RV dysfunction

5.17

2.48 – 10.80

<0.0001

CMR

 LGE total burden ≥ 45% §

13.61

7.32 – 25.31

<0.0001

 LGE total burden ≥ 20% #

6.62

3.86 – 11.38

<0.0001

 LGE spatial Extent ≥ 68% §

9.27

4.86 – 17.66

<0.0001

 LGE spatial Extent ≥16% #

4.96

2.60 – 9.45

<0.0001

 LGE transmurality

4.82

2.81 – 8.31

<0.0001

  1. LV = left ventricle; LVEF = left ventricle ejection fraction; LBB = left bundle branch; RBB = right bundle branch; MR = mitral regurgitation; RVIT = right ventricle inflow tract; LGE = late gadolinium enhancement.
  2. † based on trans-mitral diastolic flow and pulmonary vein flow evaluation.
  3. ‡ based on effective regurgitate orifice area.
  4. § cut-off equal to the 95% percentile of the entire population.
  5. # cut-off equal to the 75% percentile of the entire population.