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Table 3 Univariate predictors of long-term mortality for the combined cohort (n = 158)

From: Right atrial to left atrial area ratio on early echocardiography predicts long-term survival after acute pulmonary embolism

 

Hazard ratio

95% CI

p value

Baseline Characteristics

   

Age, per year increase

1.06

1.03-1.10

<0.001*

CCI score age unadjusted, per 1 unit increase

1.8

1.4-2.2

<0.001*

Simplified PESI score, per 1 unit increase

2.1

1.5-3.2

<0.001*

Troponin T, per 0.01 increase

1.1

1.03-1.25

0.008*

RV parameters on Echocardiography

   

RA/LA Area Ratio (D1), per 10% increase

1.3

1.1-1.5

0.001*

RV dilation and dysfunction

0.6

0.3-1.2

0.16

PASP, per mmHg increase

1.04

1.01-1.07

0.007*

  1. CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, D1 Day 1, LA Left atrium, PASP Pulmonary artery systolic pressure, PESI Pulmonary embolus severity index, RA Right atrium, RV Right ventricle. * p < 0.05.