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Fig 1.

Study flowchart.

AHF, acute heart failure; KCHF, Kyoto Congestive Heart Failure; s-Cr, serum creatinine; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide.

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Fig 2.

Scheme of the present analysis.

BNP, brain natriuretic peptide.

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Table 1.

Patient characteristics at 6-month visit.

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Fig 3.

Changes of echocardiographic parameters from discharge to 6-month visit.

Changes of each echocardiographic parameters are represented as mean values. LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LAD, left atrial diameter; IVC, inferior vena cava; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.

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Table 2.

Changes in echocardiographic parameters from discharge to 6-month visit.

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Fig 4.

Kaplan Meier curves for (A) the primary outcome measure, (B) all-cause death, and (C) hospitalization for heart failure.

The primary outcome measure was defined as a composite of all-cause death or hospitalization for heart failure. BNP, brain natriuretic peptide.

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Table 3.

Clinical outcomes.

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