NPPB and familial dilated cardiomyopathy: Using logistic regression analysis, we reanalyzed the occurrence of VT in patients with DCM, we found that the age [odds ratio (OR): 2.14, 95%confidence interval (CI): 1.26–3.62, P = 0.005], LVEF (OR: 2.73; 95% CI: 1.61–4.63; P < 0.001), UA (OR: 2.15; 95% CI: 1.28–3.61; P = 0.004), NT-proBNP (OR: 2.33; 95% CI: 1.37–3.95; P = 0.002) and DD (OR: 31.20; 95% CI: 14.60–66.70; P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for unplanned ICU admission in patients with DCM.