NPPB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Again, no improvement in these measures was observed in the patients with T2D (6-minute walking distance pre-AVR AS-T2D, mean, 360 meters [95% CI, 306, 415] versus post-AVR AS-T2D, mean, 331 meters [95% CI, 267, 393]; P=0.45; NT-proBNP levels pre-AVR AS-T2D, 404 ng/L [221–1019] versus post-AVR AS-T2D, 333 ng/L [121–809]; P=0.17).