In the univariate analyses involving all patients with DCM, 18 baselinevariables were associated with unfavourable outcomes (all-cause death and HTx);however, lower serum Na+ concentration and LVEF, higher Hs-CRP levels andleukocyte counts, larger LVEDD, worse NYHA functional class, and lack ofmedication use were retained in the multivariate Cox proportional hazard model(Table 2). Here, CRP is linked to familial dilated cardiomyopathy.