False lumen pressure estimation in type B aortic dissection using 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance: comparisons with aortic growth

Table 3 Multivariate regression assessment—evaluating independent predictors of aortic growth rate

Characteristics	β coefficient	95% CI	p-value
Predictors of growth rate with FL EF (adjusted R² = 0.85)
FLEF	0.23	0.18, 0.32	< 0.001
Baseline maximum aortic diameter	0.45	0.12, 0.79	0.013
Predictors of growth rate with FL ΔP_max (adjusted R² = 0.60)
FL maximum relative pressure	− 0.22	− 0.50, − 0.01	0.012
Baseline maximum aortic diameter	0.27	− 0.27, 0.81	0.283
Predictors of growth rate with MSDR (adjusted R² = 0.42)
MSDR	0.003	− 0.002, 0.009	0.151
Baseline maximum aortic diameter	0.47	0.50, 0.88	0.031

FL false lumen, FLEF false lumen ejection fraction, MSDR maximum systolic deceleration rate

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