TABLE 2.

The Differences Between Patients With and Without Treatment Failure

	Treatment Failure		P value
	No	Yes
CRP (mg/L) fourth day	65.0, IQR 38.0–80.0	100.0, IQR 97.5–195.0	0.001
Na (mmol/L) second day	136.8 ± 4.2	131.5 ± 2.7	0.005
LV EF (%) third day	60.3 ± 4.6%	54.33 ± 7.66	0.004

CRP indicates C-reactive protein; Na, sodium; LV EF, left ventricle ejection fraction.