NPPB and Hypertension: In cross-sectional analyses, higher hs-cTnT levels were associated with older age, a higher NT-proBNP, hs-CRP, and discharge modified Rankin Scale score, with ischemic stroke as the qualifying event, with prior CHD, prior heart failure, diabetes, AF, history of hypertension, a NIHSS score >5 at admission, and cardioembolic etiology of the qualifying event (Table 1).