Plasma Interleukin-6 Level is Associated with NT-proBNP Level and Predicts Short- and Long Term Mortality in Patients with Acute Heart Failure

Objectives: Interleukin 6 plays an important role in chronic heart failure (HF), but little is known about its involvement in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The aim of our study is to evaluate the prognostic role of interleukin 6 (IL-6) in the patients with ADHF. Methods: Plasma levels of...

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Main Authors: Radek Pudil, Miloš Tichý, Ctirad Andrýs, Vít Řeháček, Václav Bláha, Jan Vojáček, Vladimír Palička
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2010-01-01
Series:Acta Medica
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Online Access:https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/53/4/0225/