Elevated Levels of Plasma C-Reactive Protein Are Associated With Decreased Graft Survival in Cardiac Transplant Recipients
- 24 October 2000
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 102 (17) , 2100-2104
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.102.17.2100
Abstract
Background—Inflammation may be involved in the origin of transplant coronary artery disease. We hypothesized that plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), markers for sys...Keywords
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