However, the post-MI HF group showed higher NT-proBNP (918.3 ± 848.5 vs. 62 ± 14.1 pg/mL, P < 0.001), lower LVEF (39.3 ± 8.4 vs. 66.8 ± 1.9%, P = 0.001), and more administration of diuretics (7 vs. 1, P = 0.015) compared with the non-HF group. Here, NPPB is linked to hydrops fetalis.