Table 2. Laboratory values in pilot clinical study.

	Baseline (n = 7)	Final (n = 7)	P
hsCRP, mg/L	5.69 [3.62, 9.48]	0.94 [0.66, 1.77]	0.016
BNP, pg/mL	22 [16, 559]	37 [15, 312]	0.30
Platelets×109/L	316 [156, 322]	229 [173, 266]	0.52
Hemoglobin, g/dL	13.7 [12.8, 13.9]	13.1 [12.5, 13.6]	0.73
WBC×109/L	7.3 [6.7, 8.3]	5.4 [4.8, 7.1]	0.022
Neutrophils×109/L	4.4 [3.9, 5.3]	2.8 [2.0, 3.7]	0.016
Lymphocytes×109/L	2.4 [1.8, 2.6]	2.2 [1.6, 2.6]	0.90
Monocytes×109/L	0.4 [0.4, 0.5]	0.4 [0.3, 0.5]	0.17
Eosinophils×109/L	0.2 [0.2, 0.3]	0.2 [0.2, 0.3]	0.61
Basophils×109/L	0.0 [0.0, 0.05]	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]	0.85

Abbreviations: BNP (brain natriuretic peptide); hsCRP (high sensitivity C-reactive protein); WBC (white blood cell).