Research Article

Combination of Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Diameter and QRS Duration Strongly Predicts Good Response to and Prognosis of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Table 3

Univariate and backward stepwise multivariate logistic regression analyses with regard to predictors of response.

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Baseline characteristicsOR (95% CI) valueOR (95% CI) value

Age1.02 (0.97–1.06)0.515
Sex1.47 (0.61–3.57)0.391
BNP1.00 (1.00–1.00)0.533
NYHA class0.86 (0.45–1.66)0.659
HF duration1.00 (0.99–1.00)0.196
Hypertension1.27 (0.44–3.25)0.653
CRD0.72 (0.25–2.06)0.536
ICM1.20 (0.39–3.74)0.753
LVEF1.03 (0.93–1.13)0.605
LAD0.90 (0.83–0.98)0.0120.94 (0.85–1.04)0.237
LVEDD0.93 (0.88–0.99)0.0140.88 (0.81–0.95)0.001
MR0.96 (0.89–1.04)0.293
QRS duration1.05 (1.03–1.08)<0.0011.07 (1.04–1.10)<0.001
LBBB2.69 (1.14–6.33)0.0241.71 (0.60–4.88)0.315

OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval. BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; NYHA: New York Heart Association; HF: heart failure; CRD: chronic renal dysfunction; ICM: ischemic cardiomyopathy; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LAD: left atrial dimension; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; MR: mitral regurgitation; LBBB: left bundle branch block.