Serial circulating concentrations of C-reactive protein, interleukin (IL)-4, and IL-6 in patients with acute left heart decompensation

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 811-813

  Sato, Yukihito ^a,c   Takatsu, Yoshiki ^a   Kataoka, Kazuaki ^a   Yamada, Tasuku ^a   Taniguchi, Ryoji ^a   Sasayama, Shigetake ^b   Matsumori, Akira ^b  

^a HYOGO PREFECTURAL AMAGASAKI GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Cardiomyopathy; Cytokine; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INOTROPISM; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0032753166     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960221211     Document Type: Article

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