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Table 3 Predictors of all-cause mortality or HF Hospitalization

From: Direct comparison of echocardiography speckle tracking and cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking for quantification of right ventricular strain: a prospective intermodality study in functional mitral regurgitation

 

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

p

A. Univariable Cox Models for All-Cause Mortality or HF Hospitalization

Clinical History

  

Age (per 10 years)

1.53 (1.02–2.29)

0.04

Male gender

0.73 (0.29–1.84)

0.50

Hypertension

2.25 (0.67–7.54)

0.19

Diabetes mellitus

1.55 (0.69–3.46)

0.29

Family history CAD

0.91 (0.36–2.29)

0.83

Tobacco use

0.67 (0.30–1.48)

0.32

Imaging Markers

  

Echocardiography

  

Right Ventricle

  

Ejection fraction (per 10%)

0.62 (0.43–0.89)

0.01

S' (cm/s)

0.97 (0.84–1.12)

0.69

TAPSE (cm)

0.57 (0.20–1.65)

0.30

Left Ventricle

  

Ejection fraction (per 10%)

0.76 (0.57–1.02)

0.07

Abnormal Peak Longitudinal Strain*

  

RV global (%)

4.06 (1.47–11.22)

0.007

RV free wall (%)

2.36 (1.01–5.52)

0.048

RV septal (%)

0.85 (0.35–2.10)

0.73

CMR

  

Right Ventricle

  

Ejection fraction (per 10%)

0.71 (0.51–0.99)

0.04

Left Ventricle

  

Ejection fraction (per 10%)

0.79 (0.60–1.03)

0.08

Abnormal Peak Longitudinal Strain*

  

RV global (%)

4.73 (1.60–14.01)

0.005

RV free wall (%)

2.36 (1.01–5.52)

0.048

RV septal (%)

3.36 (0.78–14.47)

0.10

B. Multivariate Cox Models for All-Cause Mortality or HF Hospitalization

Model 1

 

χ2 = 13.34, p = 0.001

Age (per 10 years)

1.60 (1.06–2.41)

0.03

Abnormal RV GLS on STE (%)†

4.51 (1.62–12.58)

0.004

Model 2

 

χ2 = 14.43, p < 0.001

Age (per 10 years)

1.60 (1.06–2.41)

0.03

Abnormal RV GLS on CMR (%)†

5.34 (1.79–15.93)

0.003

  1. Bold values identify a significance of p < 0.05
  2. *Peak longitudinal strain < 10%
  3. RV GLS < 10%