NPPB and pulmonary embolism: Her most recent brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) was 571 (March 2024), and her pulmonary embolism severity index (PESI) score was 65 points (primarily influenced by her age), which classified her in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) moderate-risk group with a systematic coronary risk evaluation 2 (SCORE2) of 4.4%.