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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In a multivariate Cox regression analysis, change in NT-proBNP concentration during admission, change from discharge to 1month after discharge, and the absolute NT-proBNP concentration at 1 month after discharge were of independent prognostic value for both end points (hazard ratios for HF readmission or mortality : 1. 71, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1. 13-2. 60, Wald 6. 4 [P =. 011] versus 2. 71, 95 % CI 1. 76-4. 17, Wald 20. 5 [P <. 001] versus 1. 81, 95 % CI 1. 13-2. 89, Wald 6. 1 [P =. 014], respectively.