NPPB and anemia (phenotype): The aims of the present study were to evaluate the relationship between anaemia and biomarkers of peripheral (by means of the hydration index [HI] as assessed by bioimpendace vector analysis [BIVA]) and central (as assessed by means of BNP) congestion in patients with HF and to evaluate the prognostic impact of anaemia on the all-cause mortality of patients with HF and the influence of congestion on such a relationship.