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Table 2 Multivariate regression for the determination of the best predictor of acute myocarditis in the setting of a hypokinetic left ventricle in a patient admitted with acute heart failure

From: Sphericity index for bedside diagnosis of acute myocarditis

 

t-stat

p-value

Use of norepinephrine

0.331338

0.74

Use of milrinone

65,535

0.78

Troponin I

 − 0.91369

0.8

HR

0.337802

0.73

LVEDD

3.030569

0.003

SPI

10.23874

 < 0.001

FS

 − 2.37433

0.02

  1. FS Fractional shortening, LVEDD Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, SPI Sphericity index
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