Research Article

Early Right Ventricular Apical Pacing-Induced Gene Expression Alterations Are Associated with Deterioration of Left Ventricular Systolic Function

Table 3

Multivariate linear regression analysis for the changes in mRNA levels of OPA1 and SERCA2a.

VariablesModel (OPA1)Model (SERCA2a)
β95% CI95% CI valueβ95% CI95% CI value
LowerUpperLowerUpper

Delta GLS−0.066−0.089−0.044<0.001−0.029−0.34−0.178<0.001
Delta GCS−0.006−0.0330.0210.639−0.059−0.1560.0460.271
Delta GRS0.007−0.0260.040.654−0.005−0.1300.1200.993
Delta SDI−0.034−0.005−0.0120.004−0.138−0.217−0.0590.001
Delta LVEF0.0170.0080.025<0.0010.0740.0460.103<0.001

LVEF: ejection fraction left ventricular; GLS: global longitudinal strain; GRS: global radial strain; GCS: global circumferential strain; SDI: standard deviation index of three-dimensional.