Enhanced Inflammatory Response to Coronary Angioplasty in Patients With Severe Unstable Angina | Zendy

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Enhanced Inflammatory Response to Coronary Angioplasty in Patients With Severe Unstable Angina

Author(s) -

Uichi Ikeda,

Yukihiro Hojo,

Takaaki Katsuki,

Kazuyuki Shimada

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.100.19.e96

Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , cardiology , unstable angina , inflammatory response , stable angina , angina , inflammation , coronary heart disease , myocardial infarction

We read with interest the recent article by Liuzzo et al1 concerning the enhanced inflammatory response to PTCA in patients with severe unstable angina. They found that PTCA induced an increase in plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in patients with severe unstable angina, but IL-6 levels did not change after PTCA in stable patients.We previously reported that plasma IL-6 levels become elevated in patients with acute …

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