In a recent study, it was discovered a significant positive association between the cardiac biomarker NT‐proBNP and HS‐CRP with C‐X‐C motif ligand 9 (CXCL9) chemokine, a crucial inflammatory chemokine, which plays an essential role in the CVD and RA pathogenesis.29 The gene discussed is NPPB; the disease is rheumatoid arthritis.