The possible involvement of interleukin-6 in congestive heart failure in a postmenopausal woman with uterine fibromatosis

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been shown to contribute to the progression of myocardial damage and dysfunction in congestive heart failure. We report a case of a 53-year old woman with congestive heart failure that may have been caused by IL-6 secreting uterine leiomyoma. The woman developed progressive...

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Main Authors: M. Ohta, N. Keira, S. Yoshida, R. Yasuda, Y. Tarumi, H. Tsuchiya, M. Kikai, T. Nomura, T. Tatsumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2020-08-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/47/4/10.31083/j.ceog.2020.04.5062