CHF=Congestive Heart Failure, 6MWT=6 Minute Walk Test, MCS=Mechanical Circulatory Support, LVEF=Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, HR=Hazard Ratio, PTH: Parathyroid Hormone, TNF-a=Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha, IL=Interleukin, BNP=Brain Natriuretic Peptide, ANP=Atrial Natriuretic Peptide, f/b=Followed By, 25-OHD=25-Hydroxyvitamin D, IU=International Units. This evidence concerns the gene NPPB and congestive heart failure.