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. 2000 May;83(5):578. doi: 10.1136/heart.83.5.578

Raised interleukin 6 concentrations as a predictor of postangioplasty restenosis

T SUZUKI, S ISHIWATA, K HASEGAWA, K YAMAMOTO, T YAMAZAKI
PMCID: PMC1760823  PMID: 10768914

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Circulating IL-6 concentrations in patients with and without restenosis. Graph shows fold increases of IL-6 concentrations at measured time point against baseline. Error bars show SEM. *p < 0.05 against baseline; **p < 0.01 against baseline.

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