NPPB and hyperlipidemia: Patients who experienced a clinical HF event were older, or had a larger waist, a greater BMI, both a higher systolic pressure and a higher pulse pressure, DM, HTN, hyperlipidemia, higher fasting glucose, lower HDL-c, worse renal function (higher BNP), markedly higher a-FABP, or prior HF history (Table 1).