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Figure 1 The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (red) and BNP (green) for detecting an ejection fraction (EF) ≤ 40% for the entire population (all) (A), patients ≥65 years old (B), male patients (C), and female patients (D).