Research Article

A Predictive Model for Super-Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: The QQ-LAE Score

Table 2

Predictors of CRT super-response, and uni- and multivariate logistic regression models.

UnivariateMultivariate
OR (95% CI)-valueβOR (95% CI) value

Sex (female)1.76 (1.12–2.78)0.014
History of HF ≤ 96 months2.01 (1.14–3.55)0.016
Nonischemic etiology2.03 (1.07–3.88)0.031
Prior no AF2.82 (0.96–8.27)0.058
Prior no frequent PVCs1.86 (1.19–2.92)0.007
Prior no fragmented QRS2.57 (1.33–4.97)0.0051.1313.10 (1.39–6.94)0.006
LBBB3.93 (1.73–8.89)0.0010.9332.57 (1.04–6.37)0.042
QRS duration ≥170 ms1.97 (1.22–3.18)0.0060.8622.37 (1.35–4.12)0.003
Prior no MI2.59 (1.13–5.97)0.025
LVEDD <75 mm3.31 (1.82–6.01)<0.0011.4074.11 (1.99–8.48)<0.001
LAD <45 mm3.63 (2.15–6.12)<0.0011.1793.27 (1.81–5.89)<0.001

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; β, β partial regression coefficient. AF, atrial fibrillation; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; HF, heart failure; LAD, left atrial diameter; LBBB, left bundle branch block; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; MI, myocardial infarction; PVCs, premature ventricular contractions.