CRP and infection: In a multivariable binary logistic regression analysis, including clinically relevant variables with p < 0.1 in the univariable model, a rise in BT of ≥ 0.2 °C between day 1 and 3, elevated WBC counts ≥ 12 × 109/L, and CRP levels ≥ 80 mg/L within three days following TAVR emerged as independent predictors of infection (Table 3).