Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis to predict events (HF readmission at 6 months)

Age ^a

0.99 (0.95 – 1.04)

0.88

NYHA class ^a

2.31 (1.16 – 4.60)

0.017

1.48 (0.63 – 3.49)

0.37

Diabetes Mellitus

2.19 (0.76 – 6.31)

0.15

Creatinine ^a

1.58 (0.90 – 2.76)

0.11

Hemoglobin ^a

0.77 (0.59 – 1.02)

0.07

Hemoglobin < 10 g/dl

5.75 (1.76 – 18.78)

0.004

3.96 (0.52 – 30.10)

0.52

NT-proBNP at admission ^a

1.01 (0.99 – 1.01)

0.54

NT-proBNP at discharge ^a

1.01 (0.99 – 1.01)

0.55

NT-proBNP at discharge > 1635 ng/l

10.65 (1.35 – 84.26)

0.025

3.98 (0.43 – 37.18)

0.23

Ejection fraction ^a

1.01 (0.96 – 1.04)

0.91

Wall motion score index ^a

0.88 (0.35 – 2.17)

0.77

Restrictive pattern

0.33 (0.04 – 2.72)

0.30

TAPSE ^a

0.91 (0.80 – 1.03)

0.13

PASP ^a

1.03 (0.99 – 1.07)

0.11

Pericardial effusion (n, %)

1.68 (0.38 – 7.51)

0.49

Pleural effusion (n, %)

1.67 (0.51 – 5.49)

0.39

B-lines at admission ^a

1.01 (1.01 – 1.02)

0.004

B-lines at admission > 50

5.83 (1.82 – 18.62)

0.003

4.87 (0.88 – 27.06)

0.07

B-lines at discharge ^a

1.03 (1.01 – 1.04)

0.001

B-lines at discharge > 15

24.12 (3.15 – 184.55)

0.002

11.74 (1.30 – 106.16)

0.028