Correlations were present between NT-proBNP and max-IVSd (P = 0.048), max-LVWd (P = 0.009), sum-LVWd (P = 0.012) and LA-remodeling (P = 0.030), between c-TnI and sum-IVSd (P = 0.039) and LA-remodeling (P = 0.009), and between SAA and sum-IVSd (P = 0.030) and n-IVSd (P = 0.048).