C-Reactive Protein as a Prognostic Tool in Acute Heart Failure: Evidence from Low-Resource Settings

Acute heart failure (AHF) remains a leading cause of hospitalization and cardiovascular mortality worldwide, with an even greater burden in low- and middle-income countries. In Brazil, in-hospital mortality for AHF is approximately 12%, compared to 4% reported in high-income countries., In this context, the prospective study by Ferigato et al., conducted at a public hospital in São Paulo, assessed the prognostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with AHF. This investigation is particularly relevant given the structural limitations of [...]