Relationship between NT-proBNP at admission time and cardiovascular and death events Characteristics Mean Median (quartile range) Min Max p Heart failure Yes (n = 55) 3680, 5 1930, 0 (547, 2 - 4795, 3) 20, 0 29928, 0 < 0, 001 No (n = 107) 532, 8 197, 5 (64, 0 - 538, 7) 2, 2 3480, 9 Death Yes (n=15) 5556, 3 2742, 5 (2309, 0 - 7206, 0) 273, 0 29928, 0 < 0, 001 No (n = 147) 1291, 1 349, 2 (99, 3 - 1183, 0) 2, 2 20660, 0 - The mean of NT-proBNP at admission was much higher between patients with heart failure and without heart failure with p < 0.001.