Admission hsCRP was not associated with dyspnea improvement at 6 hours ( 74.1 % ) and 24 hours ( 86.2 % ) , in-hospital death or worsening HF ( n = 37 ; 4.7 % ) , 30-day mortality or HF readmission ( death : n = 25 [ 3.2 % ] ; combined death and HF readmission : n = 95 [ 12.0 % ] ) , or 180-day mortality ( n = 96 ; 12.1 % ) .