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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Adjusting for age, sex, index event, renal function, hypertension, prior heart failure, and diabetes, elevated levels of BNP (> 80 pg/mL) were associated with subsequent death or new CHF when measured at study entry (111 [21 %] vs 246 [7 %] ; adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 2. 5 ; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 2. 0-3. 3), at 4 months (34 [19 %] vs 125 [4 %] ; adjusted HR, 3. 9 ; 95 % CI, 2. 6-6. 0), and at 12 months (19 [11 %] vs 37 [1 %] ; adjusted HR, 4. 7 ; 95 % CI, 2. 5-8. 9).