Population
38 patients with non-ischemic heart disease (EF ≥ 35%), mean age 44 +/- 14 years, 19 male, 19 female.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Impaired FMD was associated with elevated sIL-12p7 in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy; hypothesis-generating for inflammatory pathways and requires prospective validation.
In patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, peripheral endothelial dysfunction is associated with elevated serum sIL-12p7, suggesting a systemic inflammatory link.
Vallbracht-Israng et al. (2007) studied this question.
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