title: POEMS syndrome, congestive heart failure and thalidomide -food for thought.
authors.forename: Nishant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tageja
mesh_terms: D019559:Capillary Leak Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008833:Microcirculation; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C508600:IL6 protein, human; D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D013792:Thalidomide; D003907:Dexamethasone