High levels of interleukin-6 are associated with final infarct size and adverse clinical events in patients with STEMI

Objective Inflammation has emerged as a new treatment target in patients with coronary artery disease and inflammation seems to play an important role in ischaemia/reperfusion injury that follows ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We aimed to explore the role of acute and sustained interleu...

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Main Authors: Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Geir Øystein Andersen, Ingvild Maria Tøllefsen, Christian Shetelig, Jan Eritsland, Pavel Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-12-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/2/e001869.full