NPPB and hydrops fetalis: Regarding individuals with HF, in sixty patients hospitalized for exacerbation of HF (mean age 65.5 years, mean LVEF 32.9, and average BNP plasma level 683.3 pg/mL) BNP was related with MMSE (r = 0.12, p = 0.02) but not with other cognitive tests [35–37].