CRP and coronary artery disorder: Additionally, ischemic heart disease (OR 3.11 [1.02-9.6]; p=0.05), fever at disease diagnosis (OR 18.7 [3.62-343]; p = 0.005), cough atdisease diagnosis (OR 3.5 [1.28-9.7]; p= 0.01), shortness ofbreath at disease diagnosis (OR 5.3 [2-15]; p= 0.001), andhigher C-reactive protein level at disease diagnosis (OR 6.0 [2.1-19];p = 0.001) were associated with higher mortality amonghospitalized patients60.