NPPB and infection: Similarly, another study confirmed the role of hs-TnT as a predictive biomarker for adverse outcomes in influenza-related cardiac complications [14]. When evaluating community-acquired pneumonia, particularly infections caused by S. pneumoniae, elevated levels of cardiac biomarkers such as troponin and BNP have also been shown to correlate with increased cardiovascular risk and mortality, even among patients without pre-existing heart disease [15,16].