Table 2 Cox proportional hazards of strain and tissue properties associated with a composite outcome of heart failure hospitalization and all-cause mortality

GLS ≥ − 11.0%

1.27

4.89

2.44

GCS ≥ − 11.4%

1.29

4.40

2.13

GRS ≤ 15.7%

1.26

4.33

2.23

ECV ≥ 28.3%

1.71

6.01

3.18

Native T1 ≥ 992 ms

0.88

2.99

1.51

Post-contrast T1 < 470 ms

1.21

4.21

2.02

Hierarchical GLS and ECV model

GLS < − 11.0%, ECV < 28.3%

(Reference)

(Reference)

GLS ≥ − 11.0%, ECV < 28.3%

0.89

6.52

2.24

GLS < − 11.0%, ECV ≥ 28.3%

1.18

11.32

3.05

GLS ≥ − 11.0%, ECV ≥ 28.3%

2.51

16.00

6.01