The role of Gal3 in anticipating the risk of death and heart failure with increasing levels of Gal3 was also proven by Asleh et al. [155] but, in addition, they suggested that its prognostic value is independent of myocardial infarction severity, comorbidities, levels of troponin T or soluble suppression of tumorigenicity-2 (sST2). Here, LGALS3 is linked to heart failure.