Contribution of monocytes to overproduction of interleukin-6 in a case of cardiac myxoma

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 338, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-337

  García Zubiri, Carlos ^a   Citores, María J ^a   Yebra Bango, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac myxoma; Flow cytometry; Interleukin 6; Systemic symptoms

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEART MYXOMA; HEART TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MONOCYTE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 70350168292     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181ab8a62     Document Type: Article

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