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

• Main Authors: Dongfang Su (Author), Zhongxia Li (Author), Xinrui Li (Author), Yuming Chen (Author), Yuan Zhang (Author), Ding Ding (Author), Xueqing Deng (Author), Min Xia (Author), Jian Qiu (Author), Wenhua Ling (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...