Heart failure was associated with a higher rate of the primary outcome ( prior HF : adjusted hazard ratio -LSB- HR -RSB- @ , @ % CI @-@ @ , P < @ , acute HF : adjusted HR @ , @ % CI @-@ @ , P < @ ) and cardiovascular death ( prior HF : HR @ , @ % CI @-@ @ , acute HF : adjusted HR @ , @ % CI @-@ @ ) .