Could a week of steroids calm heart failure crisis?

This study tested if adding a 7-day course of the steroid prednisone to standard emergency care could help patients hospitalized with sudden, severe heart failure. Researchers wanted to see if reducing body-wide inflammation, measured by a blood protein called CRP, could lead to better recovery and fewer return hospital visits. The trial compared standard treatment alone to standard treatment plus prednisone in a small group of emergency department patients.