Predictors of Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients with Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
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Methods We retrospectively evaluated 140 consecutive patients with NICM who underwent delayed hyperenhancement cardiac MRI between 2002 and 2009. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to evaluate the association between RVEF and the composite outcome of death, left ventricular assist device implantation, or heart transplantation. Predictors of RVEF were evaluated using a multivariable linear regression model.
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