Interleukin-6 and neutrophils are associated with long-term survival after acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 330-333

  Jaremo P ^a   Nilsson, O ^a  

^a VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interleukin 6; Myocardial infarction; Neutrophil granulocytes; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEUTROPHILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 44749084068     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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