Interleukin-18 and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in European Men

2003328 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Stefan Blankenberg · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Gérald Luc · Institut Pasteur de Lille

Pierre Ducimetière · Institut Pasteur de Lille

Dominique Arveiler · Institut Pasteur de Lille

Jean Ferrières · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Philippe Amouyel · Institut Pasteur de Lille

Alun Evans

Abstract

Plasma IL-18 level was identified as an independent predictor of coronary events in healthy, middle-aged European men. Determination of circulating IL-18 might improve the prediction of coronary events.

Topics & Keywords

Inflammasome and immune disorders Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 108, Issue 20, pp. 2453-2459

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000099509.76044.a2

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 7.15