Association between Serum Interleukin-6 Concentration and Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Objectives. To evaluate whether serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) is associated with increased risk of mortality in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. Methods. We performed a prospective cohort study of 718 CAD patients from the Guangzhou Cardiovascular Disease Cohort (GCDC) study. Multivariable-adjus...

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Main Authors: Dongfang Su, Zhongxia Li, Xinrui Li, Yuming Chen, Yuan Zhang, Ding Ding, Xueqing Deng, Min Xia, Jian Qiu, Wenhua Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/726178