LCN2 and congestive heart failure: Patient with higher serum NGAL levels (higher tertiles) had a higher risk of AMI (p = 0.001), CV death (p < 0.0001), CHF (p < 0.0001), MACE (p < 0.0001), composite of CV events (p < 0.0001), target vessel revascularization (p < 0.0001) and new-onset hemodialysis (p < 0.001) (Table 2).