Abbreviations: ACS = acute coronary syndrome; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; AMI = acute myocardial infarction; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; CK = creatine kinase; CK-MB = myocardial creatine kinase isoenzyme; h-FABP = heart-type fatty acid-binding protein; TnI = troponin I; TnT = troponin T; BNP = brain natriuretic peptide; hsCRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; sLOX-1 = soluble lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1; sST2 = soluble suppression of tumorigenesis-2. Here, NPPB is linked to acute myocardial infarction.