For CE stroke patients, serum BNP (OR = 1.007; 95% CI, 1.003–1.012; p = 0.003) and 4D CTA-CS (OR = 0.395; 95% CI, 0.179–0.873; p = 0.022) were independent predictive factors. This evidence concerns the gene NPPB and cholesteryl ester measurement.