CRP and Hypertension: Results from the multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that pre-operative LA reservoir strain was independently associated with POAF after adjusting for age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, aortic valve morphology, pre-operative β-blocker treatment, pre-operative LVEF, pre-operative LA volume index, peak post-operative CRP, peak post-operative CK-MB, and post-operative inotropic support (Table 4).