Table 2.
Predictors of an arrhythmogenic response to the SVC scan pacing.
| Univariate |
Multivariate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | CI | P value | Odds ratio | CI | P value | |
| Age (years) | 0.99 | 0.92–1.06 | 0.74 | |||
| Sex | 0.56 | 0.13–2.46 | 0.44 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.91 | 0.75–1.09 | 0.31 | |||
| Persistent AF, N (%) | 0.53 | 0.13–2.15 | 0.38 | |||
| LVEF (%) | 0.95 | 0.88–1.03 | 0.24 | |||
| LAD (mm) | 1.07 | 0.96–1.19 | 0.20 | |||
| AAD (class I or III) | 1.5 | 0.44–5.09 | 0.42 | |||
| Beta-blocker | 0.54 | 0.16–1.83 | 0.32 | |||
| ACI/ARB | 1.17 | 0.33–4.12 | 0.81 | |||
| Applied Cryoballoon ablation | 0.49 | 0.14–1.69 | 0.26 | |||
| Applied CTI ablation | 0.87 | 0.23–3.34 | 0.84 | |||
| SVC-area (cm2) | 3.2 | 1.31–7.79 | 0.01 | 2.87 | 1.05–7.82 | 0.039 |
| RA index (cm2) | 1.12 | 0.99–1.26 | 0.06 | 1.03 | 0.89–1.19 | 0.67 |
| LA index (cm2) | 1.01 | 0.93–1.10 | 0.75 | |||
| LA volume (cm3) | 1.02 | 1.00–1.03 | 0.11 | |||
BMI=body mass index, AF=atrial fibrillation, LVEF=left ventricular ejection fraction, LAD=left atrial diameter, AAD=anti arrhythmic drug.
ACEI=angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB=angiotensin II receptor blocker, CTI=cavotricuspid isthmus.
SVC-area=the cross-sectional area of the superior vena cava, RA=right atrium, LA=left atrium.