Table 3.

Correlation between BNP indexes and cardiac parameters.

Cardiac function classification	Correlation with BNP	p
LVESD	0.342	0.004
LAD	0.005	0.971
LVEDD	0.289	0.017
LVEF	−0.415	< 0.001
LVMI	0.156	0.176
NYHA classification	< 0.001	0.537