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Figure 5 (A) Binary logistic regression analysis comparing the extent of late enhancement (%LGE), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) as predictors of death or hospitalization. There was a strong association between %LGE and outcome, and %LGE was the sole significant predictor of the primary end point (odds ratio 1.12, 95% confidence interval 1.03 to 1.24, p = 0.02). (B) Kaplan-Meier subgroup analysis of the 35 patients in the LGE+ group divided into high and low LGE (division point 4.8% LGE). The analysis shows a trend (p = 0.07) toward a significant difference in outcome for the primary end point between the 2 subgroups. LGE+ = patients with late gadolinium enhancement; LGE– = patients without late gadolinium enhancement.