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. 2018 Apr 17;41(4):494–501. doi: 10.1002/clc.22911

Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate analyses for the primary endpoint

Sustained VA Requiring ICD Therapy
Univariate Multivariate
Variables HR 95% CI P Value HR 95% CI P Value
Sex 1.43 0.59–3.50 0.425
NYHA class III/IV 0.68 0.33–1.39 0.293
Secondary prevention 1.22 0.43–3.49 0.711
AF 0.65 0.16–2.70 0.553
LBBB 0.46 0.22–0.97 0.041 0.68 0.31–1.52 0.348
MR grade 3–4 1.00 0.45–2.23 1.00
LVEF‐CMR (10% step) 1.04 0.65–1.67 0.862
LVEDV‐CMR (10‐mL step) 1.03 0.98–1.08 0.216
RVEF‐CMR (10% step) 0.90 0.71–1.13 0.365
RVEDV‐CMR (10‐mL step) 1.07 1.01–1.14 0.034 1.06 1.00–1.12 0.045
LV aneurysm 1.02 0.46–2.29 0.956
LGE positivity 5.79 0.80–42.14 0.084
Ischemic LGE 1.18 0.58–2.43 0.651
Cx‐LGE 3.27 1.59–6.74 0.001 3.22 1.56–6.65 0.002

Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; CI, confidence interval; CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Cx‐LGE, complex late gadolinium enhancement; HR, hazard ratio; ICD, implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator; LBBB, left bundle branch block; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LV, left ventricular; LVEDV‐CMR, left ventricular end‐diastolic volume measured with CMR; LVEF‐CMR, left ventricular ejection fraction measured with CMR; MR, mitral regurgitation; NYHA, New York Heart Association; RVEDV‐CMR, right ventricular end‐diastolic volume measured with CMR; RVEF‐CMR, right ventricular ejection fraction measured with CMR; VA, ventricular arrhythmia.