NPPB and atrial fibrillation: When stratified by NT-proBNP level of 1000 pg/mL, AF was associated with increased adjusted odds of HF hospitalization or CV death at baseline and HF hospitalization at both baseline and 90 days in the subgroup with an NT-proBNP level of 1000 pg/mL and higher but not in the subgroup with an NT-proBNP level below 1000 pg/mL at those time points (Table 4).