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. 2019 Dec;11(12):5440–5452. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.11.45

Table 3. Multivariate analysis of risk factors for PPM implantation after HTX.

Variable Hazard ratio 95% confidence interval P value
Recipient age (years) 1.03 0.98–1.08 0.20
Recipient body mass index (kg/m2) 1.10 1.01–1.21 0.03*
Recipient arterial hypertension (in total) 1.43 0.65–3.14 0.37
Donor age (years) 1.07 1.03–1.10 <0.01*
Biatrial HTX (in total) 2.63 1.22–5.68 0.01*

*, statistically significant (P<0.05). HTX, heart transplantation; PPM, permanent pacemaker.