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Table 5 Multivariable logistic regression analysis for prediction of worsening in PAH patients

From: Deformation pattern and predictive value of right ventricular longitudinal strain in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Variable Multivariate
Odds ratio 95 % CI p
BNP 1.027 0.995–1.059 0.097
LV EI 0.082 0.000–49.076 0.444
Mid RV free wall LpsS 0.458 0.217–0.967 0.041
Mid RV free wall LpsSR 0.084 0.000–62.398 0.462
Apical RV free wall LpsS 1.003 0.694–1.448 0.989
  1. BNP brain natriuretic peptide, LpsS longitudinal peak systolic strain, LpsSR longitudinal peak systolic strain rate, LV-EI left ventricular eccentricity index, PAH pulmonary arterial hypertension, RV right ventricle
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