Figure 1.

Kaplan-Meier estimates of bleeding events (GUSTO severe/moderate) between non-HF groups and the HF groups classified according to BNP, EF level, ischaemic aetiology. Kaplan-Meier curves show the rate of major bleeding events after PCI according to HF and severity (BNP and EF level). The bleeding event rate was significantly higher in the HF with high BNP level group than in the non-HF group. There was no difference in the rate of major bleeding events among patients with HF, regardless of the EF. BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; EF, ejection fraction; GUSTO, Global Use of Streptokinase and t-PA for Occluded Coronary Arteries; HF, heart failure; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.