Table 2.

Multivariable analysis of clinical and laboratory findings for the occurrence of death or heart transplantation during hospital stay

	OR	95% CI	P value
All patients
Age	0.995	0.979 to 1.011	0.551
Arterial hypertension	0.747	0.473 to 1.180	0.211
Diabetes mellitus	1.412	0.874 to 2.280	0.159
Ischaemic aetiology	1.961	1.128 to 3.410	0.017
Decompensation factor	0.855	0.573 to 1.277	0.444
LV ejection fraction	0.978	0.955 to 1.002	0.072
RV dysfunction	1.359	0.890 to 2.076	0.155
Admission data:
SBP	0.985	0.975 to 0.995	0.003
Heart rate	0.996	0.987 to 1.005	0.364
BNP	1.215	1.040 to 1.420	0.014
Blood urea	1.003	0.999 to 1.007	0.109
Inotropic drug use	10.628	5.055 to 22.344	<0.001
Patients treated with inotropics
Age	1	0.982 to 1.017	0.967
Arterial hypertension	0.701	0.423 to 1.161	0.168
Diabetes mellitus	1.378	0.813 to 2.334	0.234
Ischaemic aetiology	1.992	1.091 to 3.635	0.025
Decompensation factor	0.95	0.614 to 1.471	0.819
LV ejection fraction	0.975	0.950 to 1.002	0.067
RV dysfunction	1.526	0.964 to 2.417	0.071
Admission data:
SBP	0.986	0.975 to 0.996	0.008
Heart rate	0.99	0.981 to 1.000	0.044
BNP	1.193	1.009 to 1.411	0.039
Blood urea	1.002	0.998 to 1.005	0.436
Association of inotropes	5.524	2.692 to 11.335	<0.001

BNP, B natriuretic peptide; LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle; SBP, systolic blood pressure.