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January 1, 2016Medical ArchivesOpen Access

Elevated baseline serum IL-6 is a strong independent predictor of overall mortality in patients following acute heart failure and/or acute coronary syndrome (HR 61.7).

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Why the study?

Do baseline inflammatory cytokines predict mortality in adult patients with acute heart failure and/or acute coronary syndrome?

Population

75 adult patients with acute heart failure and/or acute coronary syndrome, mean age 65.5, 60.5% male, from a…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

six months

Key result

Elevated baseline serum IL-6 is a strong independent predictor of overall mortality in patients following acute heart failure and/or acute coronary syndrome (HR 61.7).

Authors

AHAida Hamzić-Mehmedbašić

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Overview

May refine post-acute HF/ACS risk stratification; leaves open whether IL-6 targeting improves outcomes.

Study Design

Type

Cohort (n=75)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

Do baseline inflammatory cytokines predict mortality in adult patients with acute heart failure and/or acute coronary syndrome?

P
Population
75 adult patients hospitalized with acute heart failure and/or acute coronary syndrome, followed for six months to evaluate inflammatory cytokines as predictors of mortality.
E
Exposure
Measurement of baseline inflammatory cytokines (serum and urine IL-6, IL-18), plasma BNP, and serum cystatin C
O
Outcome
in-hospital mortalityhard clinical

Main Result

Hazard Ratio: 61.7 (95% CI 2.1–1851)

p-value: p=0.018

Elevated baseline serum IL-6 is a strong independent predictor of overall mortality in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure and/or acute coronary syndrome.

Limitations

  • Relatively small proportion of adverse events in the cohort
  • Single-center study design
  • Larger multicentric investigation is needed to confirm the predictive value of the biomarkers
  • relatively small proportion of adverse events
  • single-center design

Cite This Study

Aida Hamzić-Mehmedbašić (2016) conducted a cohort in Acute heart failure and/or acute coronary syndrome (n=75). Serum IL-6 vs. Lower levels (continuous variable) was evaluated on Overall mortality (in-hospital and six-month) (HR 61.7, 95% CI 2.1-1851.0, p=0.018). Elevated baseline serum IL-6 is a strong independent predictor of overall mortality in patients following acute heart failure and/or acute coronary syndrome (HR 61.7).

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75dddb1eaff9cba9161e35https://doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.252-255
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