Increased serum IL-6 is predictive of long-term cardiovascular events in high-risk patients submitted to coronary angiography: an observational study

Increased serum IL-6 is predictive of long-term cardiovascular events in high-risk patients submitted to coronary angiography: an observational study

Abstract Background Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an inflammation-related cytokine associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular events. In a previous study, we demonstrated that increased IL-6 was predictive of sub-clinical atherosclerotic coronary disease in intermediate-risk patients undergoing co...

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Main Authors: Márcio Mossmann, Marco Vugman Wainstein, Stéfani Mariani, Guilherme Pinheiro Machado, Gustavo Neves de Araújo, Michael Andrades, Sandro Cadaval Gonçalves, Marcello Casaccia Bertoluci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Subjects:
Interleukin-6
Coronary artery disease
Diabetes
High-sensitive C-reactive protein
Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-022-00891-0

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