Interleukin-6, infection and cardiovascular outcomes in acute heart failure : Findings from the EDIFICA registry

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AIMS: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is upregulated in response to infectious and inflammatory triggers and independently predicts all-cause mortality in acute heart failure (AHF). However, the association of IL-6 with cardiovascular outcomes and its interplay with C-reactive protein and infection, a major precipitating factor in AHF, remains poorly understood.

METHODS AND RESULTS: The association between IL-6 and clinical outcomes (180 days) in AHF was evaluated using a cohort of 164 patients from the EDIFICA registry. Median IL-6 levels at admission were 17.4 pg/mL. Patients in the higher admission IL-6 tertile presented with lower blood pressure and more congestion, were diagnosed more frequently with infection, and had a longer hospital stay. Higher IL-6 levels were associated with increased risk of HF rehospitalization (hazard ratio per log2 3.69, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.26-10.8, p =.017) and the composite of HF rehospitalization or cardiovascular death (hazard ratio per log2 3.50; 95% CI 1.28-9.57; p =.014), independently of major AHF prognosticators, including B-type natriuretic peptide and renal function. However, no independent associations were found for all-cause rehospitalization or mortality. Despite a moderate correlation of IL-6 with C-reactive protein (CRP) levels (R = .51), the latter were not associated with clinical outcomes in this population.

CONCLUSIONS: IL-6 levels associate with higher rate of cardiovascular events in AHF, independently of classical prognosticators and evidence of infection, outperforming CRP as an inflammatory outcome biomarker.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:160

Enthalten in:

Cytokine - 160(2022) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 156053

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vasques-Nóvoa, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Pedro Ferreira, João [VerfasserIn]
Marques, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Sergio Neves, João [VerfasserIn]
Vale, Catarina [VerfasserIn]
Ribeirinho-Soares, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Marques, José [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Tiago Guimarães, João [VerfasserIn]
Barros, António S [VerfasserIn]
Leite-Moreira, Adelino F [VerfasserIn]
Roncon-Albuquerque, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Almeida, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Bettencourt, Paulo [VerfasserIn]
Friões, Fernando [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

114471-18-0
9007-41-4
Acute heart failure
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
IL6 protein, human
Infection
Inflammation
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 13.10.2022

Date Revised 22.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cyto.2022.156053

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NLM346950473