Table 3. Predictors of pulmonary hypertension after atrial septal defect closure.
Variables | Range | Univariable HR | p | Multivariable HR | p | ||
Median | 95% CI | Median | 95% CI | ||||
Age (increase from) | 27 to 46 | 7.46 | 4.93-11.27 | <0.001 | 4.76 | 2.68-8.44 | <0.001* |
Sex | 1.06 | 0.64-1.74 | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.40-1.15 | 0.14 | |
Female | |||||||
Max diameter (increase from) | 16 to 24 | 2.01 | 1.54-2.63 | <0.001 | 0.83 | 0.43-1.61 | 0.58 |
Pre TR (increase from mild to severe) | 5.90 | 3.31-10.5 | <0.001 | 0.71 | 0.33-1.49 | 0.36 | |
Pre RV basal diameter (increase from) | 34 to 46 | 6.54 | 4.10-10.44 | <0.001 | 4.78 | 2.57-8.84 | <0.001* |
Treatment type (transcatheter) | 0.91 | 0.56-1.50 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.41-1.49 | 0.45 | |
Pre PASP (increase from) | 29 to 44 | 3.27 | 2.50-4.29 | <0.001 | 1.33 | 0.75-2.35 | 0.33 |
Persistent AF | 5.59 | 3.35-9.33 | <0.001 | 2.18 | 1.21-3.91 | 0.009* | |
HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence interval; TR: Tricuspid regurgitation; RV: Right ventricle; PASP: Pulmonary artery systolic pressure; AF: Atrial fibrillation. Pre: Pre-procedural; * p<0.05. |