After adjusting for age, BNP, NYHA class, ECV and LVEF, the Cornell LV mass–voltage ratio was independently associated with HF hospitalization (HR, 1.06 per 1 unit; 95% CI 1.03–1.09,p < 0.001) but not all cause mortality (HR, 1.02 per 1 unit; 95% CI 0.99–1.05, p = 0.17) (Table 4). Here, NPPB is linked to hydrops fetalis.