Serum interleukin 6 and 10 levels in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Increased admission levels may predict adverse events at follow-up

• Published in: Atherosclerosis Vol. 254; pp. 28 - 34
• Main Authors: Santoro, Francesco, Tarantino, Nicola, Ferraretti, Armando, Ieva, Riccardo, Musaico, Francesco, Guastafierro, Francesca, Di Martino, Luigi, Di Biase, Matteo, Brunetti, Natale Daniele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Aged; Cardiovascular; Coronary Angiography; Echocardiography, Doppler; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Inflammation; Interleukin-10; Interleukin-10 - blood; Interleukin-6; Interleukin-6 - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - blood; Patient Admission; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Recurrence; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - blood; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - therapy; Ventricular Function, Left; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Prognosis; Interleukin-10; Interleukin-6

Systemic inflammation has been hypothesized as a possible mechanism of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC). Aim of the study was to assess the role of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 in subjects with an episode of TTC. Fifty-six consecutive subjects with TTC were prospectively enrolled in the study and foll...