Population
106 patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and 39 controls
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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sFas elevation associates with IL-6 and sTNF-R1 in CHF; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Proinflammatory cytokine activation (IL-6 and sTNF-R1) is independently associated with elevated levels of the apoptotic mediator soluble Fas in patients with chronic heart failure.
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