NPPB and Stroke: In this multivariate model, D-Dimer was associated with reticulocyte count (estimate: 92.56, p = 0.04), lactate dehydrogenase (estimate: 1.22, p = 0.0002), NT-proBNP (estimate: 0.44, p<0.0001) and history of stroke (estimate: 984.01, p = 0.051).