Table 5.

Multivariate analysis for intrahospital death in patients with ADNHF, an LVEF <40% and beta blockers on admission

Variable	OR	95 % CI	p Value
Age	1.047	0.992 to 1.105	0.097
Gender	2.179	0.431 to 10.989	0.346
ACE-inhibitors	1.112	0.215 to 5.757	0.899
Inotropes	172.272	16.002 to 1854.600	<0.001
Beta blockers
Beta blockers withdrawn (reference group)	1
Beta blockers maintained	0.018	0.003 to 0.122	<0.001*

ADNHF, acute de novo heart failure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; SBP, systolic blood pressure.