Table 4.

Prognostic predictors for long-term cardiac death.

	Hazard Ratio (95% confidence interval)
	Univariate HR (95% CI)	p-value	Multivariate HR (95% CI)	p-value
Age	1.135 (1.065–1.211)	<0.001
Sex (male)	3.197 (1.038–9.851)	0.043
Hypertension	4.135 (1.116–15.330)	0.034
Initial heart rate	1.053 (1.028–1.078)	<0.001	1.037 (1.009–1.066)	0.010
Killip Class ≥ II (%)	7.612 (1.658–34.947)	0.009
E/e’ ratio ≥ 15	54.222 (6.902–425.928)	<0.001	27.537 (3.287–230.689)	0.002
LA size	1.256 (1.099–1.435)	0.001
LVEF < 40%	6.250 (1.910–20.448)	0.002
LVEDD	1.131 (1.035–1.235)	0.006
Pro BNP	1.632 (1.270–2.096)	<0.001
LVESD	1.101 (1.021–1.188)	0.013
Trans-mitral E velocity	1.055 (1.031–1.080)	<0.001
Septal e’ velocity	0.599 (0.405–0.884)	0.010
MR grade ≥ II	4.182 (1.055–16.571)	0.042
TR Vmax	16.422 (4.341–62.124)	<0.001
Initial diastolic grade ≥ II (%)	5.889 (1.573–22.051)	0.008
IABP	4.409 (1.369–14.194)	0.013

BNP: brain natriuretic peptide, IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump, HR: hazard ratio, LA: left atrium, LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, LVESD: left ventricular end-systolic dimension, MR: mitral regurgitation, TR Vmax: the maximal tricuspid regurgitation velocity.

∗ Adjusted for sex, age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, initial heart rate, LA size, LVEDD, LVESD, Killip Class ≥ II, E/e’ ratio ≥ 15, pro BNP, TR Vmax, initial diastolic grade ≥ II, trans-mitral E velocity, septal e’ velocity, LVEF< 40%, IABP, MR grade ≥ II.