Research Article

Usefulness of Combining Galectin-3 and BIVA Assessments in Predicting Short- and Long-Term Events in Patients Admitted for Acute Heart Failure

Table 2

Baseline biomarkers as a function of the primary endpoint of events (in-hospital death and rehospitalization and death at 18-month follow-up) and death.

Variable (mean SD)   Total
  ( )
Events (death + rehospitalization) Death
Yes ( )No ( )Yes ( )No ( )

GAL3 (ng/mL) <0.001 <0.001
BNP (pg/mL) 0.91 0.27
Hydration (%) 0.75 0.11
Xc/H 0.93 0.05
Rz/H 0.21 0.28
Phase angle 0.17 0.79