Similar results were reported in a study on 64 patients with cardiogenic shock due to STEMI [13], in which NT-proBNP at 24 h from admission was an independent predictor of mortality, and in-hospital mortality (68% specificity, 76.5% sensitivity, 89% negative predictive value, and 46.4% positive predictive value, for a cut off value of 8582 pg/mL). The gene discussed is NPPB; the disease is Shock.