C-Reactive Protein Predicts Mortality in Patients Referred for Coronary Angiography and Symptoms of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Lorenz Koller, Marcus E. Kleber, Georg Goliasch, Patrick Sulzgruber, Hubert Scharnagl, Günther Silbernagel, Tanja B. Grammer, Gerzón E. Delgado, Andreas Tomaschitz, Stefan Pilz,

European Journal of Heart Failure · 2014 · 73 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

It was found that CRP was an independent and strong predictor of mortality in HFpEF. This observation may reflect immunological processes with an adverse impact on the course of HFpEF.

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