TABLE 4

Independent Predictors of Event-Free Survival Using Multivariate Analysis at Each Stage of Diagnostic Work-up

VariableHR95% CIχ2P
Clinical evaluation
 Previous MI2.991.59–5.9512.090.0005
Laboratory examination
 Creatinine level3.241.60–5.859.570.0020
 LDL/HDL cholesterol level1.421.01–1.953.990.0456
ECG and echocardiography
 LVEF0.950.93–0.9724.04<0.0001
Gated SPECT
 SRS1.211.14–1.2835.68<0.0001
 SDS1.181.07–1.2911.370.0007
Coronary arteriography
 Score of coronary stenoses1.081.02–1.147.340.0067