NPPB and atherosclerosis: Even after adjustment for hs-TnI (Supplementary Table S2) and D-dimer (Supplementary Table S3), NT-pro BNP remained independently associated with the main outcome: HR 1.62 (1.08–2.43) in patients without ASCVD, and HR 2.69 (1.68–4.29) in patients with a history of ASCVD; HR 1.69 (1.09–2.63) in patients without ASCVD, and HR 3.34 (1.89–5.88) in patients with a history of ASCVD.