NPPB and stroke disorder: For the entire study cohort, the event rate of the primary outcome of stroke/SE was numerically higher among participants with NT-proBNP >15 pmol/L (1.21 [95% CI, 1.04–1.40] per 100 person-years) than those with lower levels (0.89 [95% CI, 0.74–1.05] per 100 person-years), as indicated by a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.21 (95% CI, 0.96–1.54).