All-cause death publication bias was not detected (Pr>|z| = 0.35 for Begg's test and P>|t| = 0.15 for Egger's test).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Serum galectin-3 has prognostic value of both all-cause death and cardiovascular death in CHF. The gene discussed is LGALS3; the disease is congestive heart failure.