Median galectin-3 levels were highest in the MI/SCD group [49.7 ng/ml (IQR 38.4–63.2)], followed by HF-related [median 47.1 ng/ml (IQR 34.3–53.5)] and CVA-related deaths [median 37.3 ng/ml (IQR 26.5–39.4)]. This evidence concerns the gene LGALS3 and hydrops fetalis.