Additionally, the AUC of NT-pro BNP-based scores was higher than that of the HF revised score9 (0.68; 95% CI, 0.59–0.77; p = 0.001) and Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF) score4 (0.64; 95% CI, 0.55–0.73; p = 0.014) (p < 0.001) (Fig. 1). Here, NPPB is linked to heart failure.