Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in Surgical High-Risk Patients: Gender-Specific Acute and Long-Term Outcomes

Table 7

Hazard ratios for future death and rehospitalization for heart failure in men.

	Panel A		Panel B
Variable	Stepwise backward regression analysis		Multivariate cox regression analysis
	HR (95% CI)	value	HR (95% CI)	value
Predictors of death
Diabetes mellitus	1.51 (1.02–2.24)	0.037	1.34 (0.93–1.94)	0.12
Hypercholesterolemia (%)	0.56 (0.38–0.82)	0.0027	0.55 (0.39–0.79)	0.0011
Atrial fibrillation (%)	1.64 (1.08–2.50)	0.021	1.46 (0.99–2.15)	0.057
NT-proBNP (log)	1.48 (1.22–1.79)	<0.001	1.48 (1.24–1.76)	<0.001
Peripheral artery disease (%)	2.16 (1.22–3.81)	0.0078	1.93 (1.15–3.24)	0.012
Predictors of rehospitalization for heart failure
LV ejection fraction < 30%	2.46 (1.58–3.83)	<0.0001	1.87 (1.24–2.84)	0.0029
Success (%)	0.38 (0.20–0.72)	0.003	0.49 (0.27–0.89)	0.019

Multivariate cox regression analysis adjusted for significant predictors from stepwise backward regression analysis. CI = confidence interval.