After adjustment for the covariates age, gender, NYHA functional class, systolic blood pressure, GFR, myocardial inflammation and NT-proBNP, a Gal-3 level of <59 ng/ml at baseline remained an independent predictor for LVRR [OR 8.88 (95% CI 1.85 to 56.48), p = 0.02] (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene LGALS3 and myocarditis.