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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Individually, several biomarkers were independent predictors of clinical outcome : hsCRP (hazard ratio [HR] 1. 12 ; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 1. 03-1. 21 ; p = 0. 007, per doubling), NT-proBNP (HR 1. 14 ; 95 % CI, 1. 06-1. 23 ; p < 0. 001, per doubling), interleukin (IL) -6 (HR 1. 26 ; 95 % CI, 1. 12-1. 41 ;p < 0. 001, per doubling), and inducible protein-10 (IP-10) (HR 0. 86 ; 95 % CI, 0. 76-0. 98 ; p < 0. 025, per doubling).