After adjustment for age, sex, BNP, renal function, and diabetes, they calculated hazard ratios (HRs) of 1.10 (95% CI: 1.05–1.14) for all-cause mortality, 1.22 (95% CI: 1.05–1.39) for cardiovascular related mortality, and 1.12 (95% CI: 1.04–1.21) for risk of HF with each 1 standard deviation rise in galectin-3 concentrations. Here, LGALS3 is linked to hydrops fetalis.