Figure 4.

Heat mapping of clinical variables in derivation and validation studies. AF, atrial fibrillation; Alb, serum albumin; BMI, body mass index; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Cre, serum creatinine level; CRP, C‐reactive protein; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DM, diabetes mellitus; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; Hb, haemoglobin; HL, hyperlipidaemia; HR, heart rate; HT, hypertension; IVST, interventricular septal thickness; JASPER, Japanese Heart Failure Syndrome with Preserved Ejection Fraction Registry; LVDd, left ventricular end‐diastolic diameter; LVDs, left ventricular end‐systolic diameter; Na, serum sodium level; NARA‐HF, Nara Registry and Analyses for Heart Failure; OMI, old myocardial infarction; PWT, posterior wall thickness; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TP, serum total protein.