NPPB and congestive heart failure: Cox proportional hazard regression analysis revealed that the presence of PH was not associated with 1-year mortality after adjusting for the Meta-analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) risk score and log-transformed brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) (hazard ratio, 0.94; 95% confidence interval 0.55–1.63; P = 0.835) (Table 3).