Finally, they constructed a predictive model adjusted by age, gender, risk factors, heart disease and stroke severity where BNP and CK-MB together with suffering of a previous stroke were independently associated to embolic abnormalities (OR 8.06, CI 95% 2.34-27.72; OR 6.52, CI 95% 1.44-29.5; OR 5.34, CI 95% 1.14-29.97; respectively). Here, NPPB is linked to stroke disorder.