Why the study?
Do higher CRP levels predict readmission and mortality in patients with heart failure?
Do higher CRP levels predict readmission and mortality in patients with heart failure?
Elevated CRP levels in heart failure patients may serve as an independent marker for poor therapeutic response, higher readmission rates, and increased mortality.
An inflammatory response is present in deteriorating heart failure. We observed higher CRP levels in patients with higher NYHA functional class, perhaps signalling a poor therapeutic response. Higher CRP levels were also related to higher rates of readmission and mortality and it could be an independent marker of improvement and readmission in heart failure.
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