Original paper

Sites of interleukin-6 release in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in patients with congestive heart failure

Volume: 86, Issue: 9, Pages: 913 - 918
Published: Nov 1, 2000
Abstract
This study examines the source of elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and congestive heart failure (CHF). IL-6 is elevated in the peripheral blood of patients with ACS and CHF, but it is not known if this proinflammatory cytokine is from a cardiac or extracardiac source. Blood samples were obtained from the femoral artery, femoral vein, left main coronary artery, and coronary sinus in 57 patients...
Paper Details
Title
Sites of interleukin-6 release in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in patients with congestive heart failure
Published Date
Nov 1, 2000
Volume
86
Issue
9
Pages
913 - 918
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