Table 5.

a. Univariate analysis of proposed factors associated with postoperative RHF
Variable	Unadjusted Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	p-value
Donor: Weight (kg)	1.4	0.8–2.6	0.24
Donor: Cause of death	1.1	0.7–1.6	0.68
Donor: Low-dose dopamine pre-treatment	0.3	0.1–0.8	0.02
Donor: High-dose dopamine pre-treatment	0.4	0.1–1.4	0.16
Donor: Other inotrope pre-treatment	1.8	0.6–4.9	0.27
Donor: Thyroxine pre-treatment	0.9	0.4–2.0	0.88
Donor: Downtime (y/n)	0.8	0.4–1.9	0.74
Donor: Abnormal echocardiogram	0.7	0.2–3.6	0.73
Recipient: Admission diagnosis	1.1	0.7–1.9	0.61
Recipient: Ventilator support, pre-operative	0.6	0.2–2.1	0.43
Recipient: VAD placement, pre-operative	0.6	0.2–2.3	0.48
Recipient: ECMO, pre-operative	1.6	0.4–6.3	0.50
Recipient: High-dose/Multiple Inotropes	1.8	0.8–4.3	0.17
Recipient: Status 1A, prior to transplant	1.8	0.6–5.4	0.32
Recipient: PVRi, pre-operative	1.2	1.1–1.4	0.006
Graft cold ischemic time (mins)	1.0	0.9–1.1	0.55
Cardiopulmonary bypass time (mins)	1.0	0.9–1.1	0.40

b. Multivaraible model of risk factors associated with postoperative RHF
Variable	Adjusted Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	p-value
Donor: Low-dose dopamine	0.16	0.04–0.78	0.02
Donor: High-dose dopamine	0.31	0.06–1.6	0.16
Recipient: Elevated Pre-operative PVRi (>6 WU × m2)	4.0	1.4–11.9	0.01
Graft cold ischemic time (mins)	0.99	0.98–1.0	0.40
Cardiopulmonary bypass time (mins)	1.0	0.99–1.01	0.61

c: Reduced multivaraible model of risk factors associated with postoperative RHF
Variable	Adjusted Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	p-value
Donor: Low-dose dopamine	0.14	0.03–0.69	0.02
Donor: High-dose dopamine	0.31	0.06–1.5	0.15
Recipient: Elevated Pre-operative PVRi (>6 WU × m2)	5.1	1.8–14.5	0.002