NPPB and heart failure: Similar trends were observed in patients with cardiac insufficiency, where obese individuals had higher NT-proBNP (7700 ± 3100 pg/mL vs. 4300 ± 1900 pg/mL, p < 0.001), Troponin I (130 ± 340 ng/mL vs. 90 ± 280 ng/mL, p = 0.02), and CRP (62 ± 18 mg/L vs. 44 ± 10 mg/L, p = 0.01), alongside increased CK-MB and D-dimer levels.