Association of interleukin 8 and myocardial recovery in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by acute heart failure.

No data from controlled trials exists regarding the inflammatory response in patients with de novo heart failure (HF) complicating ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and a possible role in the recovery of contractile function. We therefore explored the time course and possible associations b...

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Main Authors: Trygve Husebye, Jan Eritsland, Harald Arnesen, Reidar Bjørnerheim, Arild Mangschau, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Geir Øystein Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4229310?pdf=render