Predictors of mortality in US patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and tricuspid aortic valve (TAV), with and without infective endocarditis.
| Variables | BAV | TAV | ||||||
| Univariate | Multivariate | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
| HR (95% CI) | p Value | HR (95% CI) | p Value | HR (95% CI) | p Value | HR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Infective endocarditis | ||||||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Yes | 1.98 (1.00 to 3.93) | 0.050 | 2.04 (0.99 to 4.22) | 0.054 | 2.37 (2.03 to 2.77) | <0.0001 | 2.38 (2.04 to 2.79) | <0.0001 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Male | 0.66 (0.41 to 1.06) | 0.09 | 0.58 (0.36 to 0.95) | 0.032 | 1.77 (1.65 to 1.91) | <0.0001 | 1.68 (1.56 to 1.81) | <0.0001 |
| Race | ||||||||
| Caucasian | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Not Caucasian | 9.59 (4.27 to 21.5) | <0.0001 | 13.36 (5.73 to 31.17) | <0.0001 | 1.05 (0.96 to 1.14) | 0.33 | 0.87 (0.80 to 0.96) | 0.004 |
| van Walraven Score* | 1.04 (1.03 to 1.05) | <0.0001 | 1.04 (1.03 to 1.05) | <0.0001 | 1.04 (1.04 to 1.04) | <0.0001 | 1.04 (1.04 to 1.04) | <0.0001 |
| Income decile* | 0.93 (0.87 to 1.01) | 0.059 | 0.94 (0.87 to 1.01) | 0.082 | 0.95 (0.94 to 0.96) | <0.0001 | 0.96 (0.95 to 0.97) | <0.0001 |
*Defined as a one point or decile increment.