title: Serum interleukin-6 in congestive heart failure secondary to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Increased serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) was associated with a higher incidence of New York Heart Association functional classes III to IV and worse left ventricular function during follow-up. Patients with elevated serum IL-6 had poor prognosis. These results reinforce the concept that increased serum IL-6 may also play an important role in disease progression.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roig
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orús
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paré
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azqueta
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Filella
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perez-Villa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heras
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sanz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6