Table 4– Risk factors for mortality or lung transplantation within the first year after discharge in patients with first right heart failure hospitalisation
Unadjusted HR (95% CI)p-valueAdjusted for underlying diagnosis and age HR (95% CI)p-value
Age per year0.99 (0.96–1.02)0.40NA
Male versus female2.82 (0.82–9.63)0.103.04 (0.80–11.5)0.10
CTD-PAH versus IPAH/AiPAH3.04 (1.02–9.05)0.045.66 (1.67–19.2)#<0.01
WHO FC pre-admission4.39 (2.02–9.53)<0.013.58 (1.63–7.88)<0.01
Charlson index ≥23.22 (1.36–7.63)<0.012.98 (0.11–8.01)0.03
Use of inotropes during admission2.63 (1.01–6.81)0.052.37 (0.9–6.22)0.08
Haematocrit per %1.01 (0.94–1.08)0.761.04 (0.96–1.12)0.32
Systolic BP100 mmHg upon admission1.62 (0.54–4.83)0.381.77 (0.58–5.44)0.32
eGFR <60 mL·min−1/1.73 m2 upon admission3.58 (1.39–9.25)<0.015.93 (1.68–20.9)<0.01
Na ≤136 mEq·mL−1 upon admission2.08 (0.88–4.91)0.091.72 (0.71–4.16)0.23
eGFR <60 mL·min−1/1.73 m2 at discharge2.75 (1.07–7.1)0.045.84 (1.27–26.7)0.02
Na136 mEq·mL−1 at discharge0.82 (0.35–1.92)0.640.67 (0.26–1.68)0.39
  • HR: hazard ratio; NA: not applicable; CTD: connective tissue disease; PAH: pulmonary arterial hypertension; IPAH: idiopathic PAH; AiPAH: anorexigen-induced PAH; WHO FC: World Health Organization functional class; BP: blood pressure; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate. #: adjusted only for age.