CRP and Stroke: Patients with a high SOFA score and a high CRP level were associated with higher incidence of diabetes mellitus (9.8 vs. 3.45% vs. 0 vs. 0, p = 0.005), Staphylococcus aureus (27.45 vs. 9.20 vs. 12.0 vs. 2.41%, p = 0.001), stroke (27.45 vs. 16% vs. 8.05 vs. 1.2, p = 0.000), vegetation size ≥ 10 mm (56.86 vs. 47.13 vs. 44 vs. 29.63%, p = 0.014), in-hospital death (29.41 vs. 12 vs. 2.47 vs. 1.15%, p < 0.000), and long-time mortality (15.69 vs. 8 vs. 6.9 vs. 0%, p < 0.000).