Association of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-18 with Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

CONCLUSION: Among older adults, both IL-6 and IL-18 were associated with global CVD and death. The association between IL-6 with CVD appears to be more robust and was independent of hs-CRP, NT-proBNP, and hs-TnT.PMID:37306504 | DOI:10.1093/eurjpc/zwad197

Source: Atherosclerosis - June 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Xiaoming Jia Leo Buckley Caroline Sun Mahmoud Al Rifai Bing Yu Vijay Nambi Salim S Virani Elizabeth Selvin Kunihiro Matsushita Ron C Hoogeveen Josef Coresh Amil M Shah Christie M Ballantyne Source Type: research