TABLE 2

Unadjusted hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for right ventricle ejection fraction (RVEF) and major risk factors in predicting all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

VariablesAll-cause mortalityCardiovascular mortality
HR (95% CI)p-valueHR (95% CI)p-value
Age >10 years1.42 (1.14–1.76)0.0011.36 (1.08–1.71)0.008
Male1.47 (0.79–2.74)0.2292.02 (1.03–3.99)0.040
BMI >1 kg·m−20.99 (0.93–1.04)0.6481.00 (0.94–1.06)0.958
NYHA FC III and IV1.51 (0.80–2.88)0.2061.46 (0.73–2.92)0.287
Clinical evidence of RV failure2.43 (1.27–4.66)0.0082.39 (1.18–4.84)0.016
6MWT >100 m0.60 (0.47–0.76)<0.0010.60 (0.46–0.78)<0.001
Right atrial pressure >1 mmHg1.05 (0.99–1.11)0.1331.07 (1.00–1.13)0.050
Mean PAP >1 mmHg0.99 (0.97–1.02)0.5131.00 (0.98–1.03)0.822
Cardiac index >1 L·min−1·m−20.58 (0.34–0.99)0.0490.47 (0.26–0.86)0.015
PVR >1 dyn·s·cm−51.00 (1.00–1.00)0.4871.00 (1.00–1.00)0.268
TAPSE >1 mm0.92 (0.85–1.00)0.0440.90 (0.83–0.098)0.018
TAPSE median0.94 (0.47–1.92)0.8741.26 (0.57–2.82)0.569
TAPSE ≥20 mm versus <20 mm1.13 (0.43–2.9200.8101.17 (0.40–3.4000.770
TAPSV >1 cm·s−10.91 (0.77–1.07)0.2640.88 (0.74–1.06)0.183
Severe tricuspid regurgitation1.51 (0.21–11.0)0.6871.29 (0.18–9.46)0.805
RVEF >1%0.95 (0.91–0.990.0060.95 (0.91–0.99)0.011
RVEF ≥25% versus <25%0.39 (0.20–0.75)0.0050.44 (0.22–0.89)0.021
NT-proBNP >1000 pg·mL−11.23 (1.02–1.47)0.0271.28 (1.06–1.54)0.010
SvO2 >1 mmHg0.97 (0.94–1.00)0.0360.97 (0.94–1.00)0.067