Increased Interleukin-11 Levels Are Correlated with Cardiac Events in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

• Main Authors: Jing Ye (Author), Zhen Wang (Author), Di Ye (Author), Yuan Wang (Author), Menglong Wang (Author), Qingwei Ji (Author), Ying Huang (Author), Ling Liu (Author), Ying Shi (Author), Lei Shi (Author), Tao Zeng (Author), Yao Xu (Author), Jianfang Liu (Author), Huimin Jiang (Author), Yingzhong Lin (Author), Jun Wan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background. Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is an important inflammatory cytokine and has been demonstrated to participate in cardiovascular diseases. However, there have been no studies about the role of IL-11 in heart failure (HF). The present study is aimed at investigating whether IL-11 levels are associ...