NPPB and Hypertension: Notably, the strength of this association remained statistically after additional adjustment for history of hypertension, eGFR, hsCRP, serum natrium, peak troponin I, BNP, plasma fasting glucose and VT/VF in PPCI (OR 2.73; 95% CI 1.19–6.27; p = 0.018, model 2).