The prognostic value of interleukin 6 in multiple chronic diseases and all-cause death: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

We aimed to evaluate the associations and prognostic value of interleukin-6 (IL6) for the prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events, heart failure (HF), and other chronic diseases in a large, multi-ethnic, contemporary population.

Source: Atherosclerosis - October 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Cristina Enjuanes, Philip Greenland, John W. McEvoy, Mary Cushman, Zeina Dardari, Khurram Nasir, Matthew J. Budoff, Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, Joseph Yeboah, Michael D. Miedema, Roger S. Blumenthal, Josep Comin-Colet, Michael J. Blaha Source Type: research