NPPB and Hypertension: In brief, non-survivors at 30 days compared to survivors at 30 days were of a higher age (76 (66–81) years old vs. 65 (53–73) years old, p = 0.008), were more likely to be female (52% vs. 22%, p = 0.040), had increased history of hypertension (43% vs. 14%, p = 0.024), and had a higher CardShock risk score (5 (4–7) vs. 4 (3–5), p = 0.044), lower mixed venous oxygen saturation (60 (50–70) % vs. 74 (68–81) %, p <0.001), and higher N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (6635 (1346–22,458) pg/mL vs. 1739 (566–5344) pg/mL, p = 0.017).