Systemic inflammation in patients with heart failure
Author(s) -
D. Hasper,
M Hummel,
F. X. Kleber,
I. Reindl,
HansDieter Volk
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1053/euhj.1997.0858
Subject(s) - medicine , systemic inflammation , cardiogenic shock , heart failure , circulatory system , sepsis , inflammation , systemic inflammatory response syndrome , cardiology , hypoxia (environmental) , shock (circulatory) , systemic disease , pathophysiology , myocardial infarction , disease , chemistry , organic chemistry , oxygen
We hypothesized that chronic heart failure as a model of systemic hypoxia may result in systemic inflammation. The signs of a systemic inflammatory response should disappear after successful mechanical circulatory support using biventricular assist device systems.
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