Research Article

Progression of Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Remodelling under Optimal Medical Therapy in CHF Patients: Role of Individual Genetic Background

Table 3

Clinical predictors of ΔLVEF at one year follow-up (multivariate analysis).

VariableP-value

Age (yrs).07
Nonischemic etiology.006
NYHA functional class.04
Diuretic dose (mg)NS
S-Creatinine (μmol/L)NS
Baseline LVEF (%)<.0001

Abbreviations as in Table 1.