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For this cross-sectional retrospective analysis, 21712 patients with LEAD were screened for eligibility from 2004 to 2020. Out of these patients, 367 were included and subdivided into those with CLTI and those without CLTI. Cardiac biomarkers, including N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), troponin, NT-proBNP\/troponin ratio, creatin kinase myocardial band (CK-MB) and myoglobin, were retrospectively analyzed. Fifty-nine patients had CLTI (16.1%) with higher rates of NT-proBNP, NT-proBNP\/troponin ratio, CK-MB and myoglobin (all p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) compared to non-CLTI patients. In univariate analysis, NT-proBNP, NT-proBNP\/troponin ratio, CK-MB, myoglobin, age, C-reactive protein and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) were associated with CLTI (all p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). In multivariate analysis, age and NIDDM remained significant predictors (all p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) while cardiac biomarkers were not independently associated with CLTI. 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