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Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2015 May 30;12(9):1997–2007. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.05.036

TABLE 4.

Univariate Cox analysis for transplant/mortality

HR (95% CI) P value
Age (+5y) 1.153 (1.094, 1.216) <0.001
Female 0.997 (0.692, 1.437) 0.989
ICM 1.139 (0.891, 1.455) 0.298
EF Pre-Ablation (+5%) 0.696 (0.655, 0.739) <0.001
NYHA (Ref=I)
  II 2.361 (1.457, 3.824) <0.001
  III 5.483 (3.466, 8.672) <0.001
  IV 13.525 (8.149, <0.001
ICD 2.983 (1.741, 5.113) <0.001
CRT 2.192 (1.705, 2.818) <0.001
Electrical Storm 2.639 (2.047, 3.403) <0.001
ICD Shocks 2.008 (1.477, 2.731) <0.001
Syncope 1.244 (0.806, 1.921) 0.324
Prior VT Ablation 1.214 (1.087, 1.355) <0.001
Prior Heart Surgery 1.188 (0.906, 1.558) 0.212
Hypertension 1.093 (0.839, 1.425) 0.510
Hyperlipidemia 1.426 (1.080, 1.882) 0.012
Atrial Fibrillation 1.474 (1.131, 1.920) 0.004
Diabetes Mellitus 2.186 (1.682, 2.841) <0.001
Chronic Kidney Disease 2.589 (2.027, 3.308) <0.001
Baseline Creatinine 1.382 (1.271, 1.503) <0.001
Amiodarone 2.125 (1.599, 2.823) <0.001
≥2 AAD 1.822 (1.364, 2.434) <0.001
Beta Blocker 1.340 (0.969, 1.854) 0.077
Hemodynamic Support Device 4.847 (3.399, 6.913) <0.001
Epi Access 1.104 (0.843, 1.446) 0.474
Ablation (Ref=Endo)
  None 1.366 (0.339, 5.506) 0.661
  Epi 0.569 (0.291, 1.111) 0.098
  Endo+Epi 1.151 (0.843, 1.571) 0.376
Number of VTs Induced
  1 1.218 (0.685, 2.165) 0.503
  2 2.535 (1.452, 4.429) 0.001
  ≥3 2.936 (1.706, 5.052) <0.001
VT Mappability (Ref=All Unmappable)
  Both Unmappable and Mappable 1.336 (0.933, 1.913) 0.114
  All Mappable 0.542 (0.391, 0.751) <0.001
Total Lesion Time 1.004 (1.000, 1.008) 0.077
Procedure Time (+15m) 1.033 (1.016, 1.049) <0.001
Acute Outcome
  Not Tested 4.272 (2.740, 6.660) <0.001
  Partial/Failure 3.028 (2.318, 3.955) <0.001
Procedural Complications 2.300 (1.559, 3.393) <0.001