In multiple Cox regression analysis, sST2 (HR=1, 033, p <0.001, 95% CI=1, 023 - 1, 043), hemoglobin level (HR=0.980, p=0.022, 95% CI=0.963 - 0.997), ejection fraction (HR=0, 944, p=0.026, 95% CI=0, 897 - 0, 993), and heart rates (HR=1, 042, p=0.001, 95% CI=1, 017 - 1, 068) remained to be associated with an increased risk of mortality.