Left Ventricular global longitudinal strain predicts heart failure readmission in acute decompensated heart failure

Table 3 Multivariate Cox regression analysis incorporating factors that were shown to be significantly correlated with HF readmissions in univariate analyses

Variable	Number/Mean/Percentage	Hazard Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	p-value
LV GLS Quartile 2 (−14.15 to −10.55)	N = 51	3.16	1.26–7.90	0.014
LV GLS Quartile 3 (−10.54 to −6.41)	N = 52	5.19	1.70–15.82	0.004
LV GLS Quartile 4 (> − 6.41)	N = 51	5.30	1.43–19.60	0.012
LV GLS as a continuous variable^a	−10.6 ± 4.7%	1.23	1.09–1.40	0.001
Age	63.8 ± 15	1.02	1.002–1.03	0.027
Left ventricular ejection fraction	40 ± 17%	0.98	0.95–1.02	0.288
History of ischemic heart disease	39%	1.13	0.71–1.78	0.608
NYHA III	29%	1.79	0.98–3.29	0.060
Use of ACEI/ARBs	70%	0.96	0.565–1.65	0.894
Systolic blood pressure	149 ± 38	0.999	0.99–1.01	0.689
Sodium level	138 ± 3	0.94	0.88–1.00	0.53

^aA different model with the same variables was performed using LV GLS as a continuous variable

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