Echocardiographic markers of inducible myocardial ischemia at baseline evaluation preparatory to exercise stress echocardiography

Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression model for prediction of LV myocardial ischemia induced by echo exercise stress

Variables	Adjusted OR	95 % CI	p
Peak S’ (decrease of 1 cm/sec)	0.71	0.54–0.93	0.01
LV Circumferential End-Systolic Stress (increase 1 dynes/cm²)	1.01	1.00–1.02	0.03
Left atrial systolic force (increase of 1 Kdynes)	1.05	1.01–1.11	0.04
Systolic blood pressure (increase of 1 mmHg)	1.01	0.99–1.04	0.34
Age (years)	1.00	0.95–1.05	0.92
Gender (female)	0.44	0.15–1.33	0.14

Sample size: n = 201
CI Confidence Intervals, LV left Ventricular, OR Odds Ratio, Peak S’ peak mitral annular systolic velocity (Tissue Doppler Imaging), index of LV systolic longitudinal function

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