Neither sex, age, blood pressure, Killip class on admission, history ofhypertension, hyperlipidemia, renal failure, lung disease, new-onset atrialfibrillation or obesity had any effect on galectin-3 levels, neither onadmission, nor on day one or day five of hospitalization. Here, LGALS3 is linked to obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency.