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Association of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-18 with Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

Xiaoming JiaLeo BuckleyCaroline SunMahmoud AlrifaiBing YuVijay NambiSalim S ViraniElizabeth SelvinKunihiro MatsushitaRon C HoogeveenJosef CoreshAmil M ShahChristie M Ballantyne
Published in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2023)
Among older adults, both IL-6 and IL-18 were associated with global CVD and death. The association between IL-6 with CVD appears to be more robust and was independent of hs-CRP, NT-proBNP, and hs-TnT.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular disease
  • physical activity
  • coronary artery disease
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • cardiovascular events