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Text: A Cox model showed that New York Heart Association (NYHA) class at baseline and follow-up predicted HFH (hazard ratio [HR], 3. 99 ; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 2. 74-5. 79 for NYHA class III/IV and HR, 2. 17 ; 95 % CI, 1. 54-3. 04 for NYHA class II versus class I) ; other predictors were heart failure (HR, 2. 30 ; 95 % CI, 1. 70-3. 11), atrioventricular (AV) block (HR, 1. 48 ; 95 % CI, 1. 11-1. 97), and myocardial infarction (MI) (HR, 1. 37 ; 95 % CI, 1. 00-1. 86).