In addition, albumin levels <3500 mg/dl (HR 1.89; 95% CI 1.13–3.17), increasing age (HR 1.06 per year; 95% CI 1.03–1.09), and cardiomyopathy (HR 3.01; 95% CI 1.62–5.59) were associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality. Here, ALB is linked to cardiomyopathy.