Obesity, Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function

An inverse relationship between BMI and BNP levels exists in patients hospitalized with HFpLVF. Higher BMI is associated with lower mortality, whereas higher BNP levels predict higher mortality in male patients with HFpLVF. These findings should be confirmed in a larger multicenter setting.