The Role of Interleukin-6 in the Failing Heart
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Heart Failure Reviews
- Vol. 6 (2) , 95-103
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1011401825680
Abstract
Clinical studies have shown that circulating levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and other IL-6 related cytokines are increased in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Plasma IL-6 concentrations...Keywords
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