NPPB and Stroke: Indeed, NT‐proBNP and cardiac troponins (the B component of the ABC‐stroke score) have already been linked to stroke in large community‐based studies,18, 19, 20, 21 besides the A and C components of age and stroke history being well‐documented risk factors and also being part of the CHA2DS2‐VASc score.4, 22