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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 29.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb;93(2):523–530. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.064

Table 2a.

Multivariable Model Variables

Model variables
Propensity of assignment to medication group
Age
Left ventricular ejection fraction
BMI
Systolic blood pressure
Duke CAD Severity Index
Mitral Insufficiency
Year
CHF Class
Any valvular heart disease
Male
Caucasian
Hypertension
Charlson Index
History of angina
Diabetes
History of MI
History of cerebrovascular disease
History of peripheral vascular disease
History of smoking
History of CABG
History of PCI
Ventricular gallop
Carotid bruit

BMI = body mass index; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; CAD = coronary artery disease; CHF = congestive heart failure; MED = medical therapy; MI = myocardial infarction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; STICH= Surgical Treatment of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.