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. 2018 Apr 5;51(2):100–108. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.2.100

Table 4.

Predictors of clinical outcomes

Variable Univariate Multivariate


p-value p-value Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)
Overall mortality

 Coronary artery disease 0.028 0.080

 Mechanical prosthesis 0.881

Cardiac mortality

 Hypertension 0.022 0.042 3.061 (1.039–9.013)

 Mechanical prosthesis 0.700

Major adverse valve-related mortality

 NYHA class III/IV 0.001 0.001 2.984 (1.520–5.858)

 Mechanical prosthesis 0.556

Anticoagulation-related event

 NYHA class III/IV 0.004 0.005 4.454 (1.580–12.553)

 Mechanical prosthesis 0.028 0.034 4.100 (1.111–15.132)

NYHA, New York Heart Association.