Long-Term Interleukin-6 Levels and Subsequent Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Two New Prospective Studies and a Systematic Review

The relevance to coronary heart disease (CHD) of cytokines that govern inflammatory cascades, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), may be underestimated because such mediators are short acting and prone to fluctuations. We evaluated associations of long-term circulating IL-6 levels with CHD risk (defined a...

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Published in:	PLoS medicine Vol. 5; no. 4; p. e78
Main Authors:	Danesh, John, Kaptoge, Stephen, Mann, Andrea G, Sarwar, Nadeem, Wood, Angela, Angleman, Sara B, Wensley, Frances, Higgins, Julian P. T, Lennon, Lucy, Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Rumley, Ann, Whincup, Peter H, Lowe, Gordon D. O, Gudnason, Vilmundur
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01.04.2008 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Atherosclerosis Blood pressure Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular Disorders Cardiovascular Medicine Cholesterol Cohort Studies Confidence intervals Coronary Disease - diagnosis Coronary Disease - etiology Coronary Disease - immunology Cytokines Female Heart attacks Humans Inflammation Interleukin-6 - blood Ischemic Heart Disease Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Risk Factors Systematic review Veins & arteries United States > US Prospective Studies Coronary Disease Humans Middle Aged Risk Factors Female Male Inflammation Cohort Studies Interleukin-6
ISSN:	1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676
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