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The association of interleukin 6-634C/G polymorphism with left atrial thrombus and severe spontaneous echocontrast in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Jan 2000
Deng Xin-Tao, Jiang Min-Hui, Zhu Jian-Hua, Ge Li-Jun, Guo Jing, Gao Shu-Ping, Zheng Jin-Guo, Luan Hong, Shi Gui-Liang, Wang Ru-Xing, Shi Hai-Feng, Pan Min
Abstract excerpt
Atrial fibrillation (AF) not only is an independent risk factor for death but also confers significant risk of morbidity from stroke associated with left atrial thrombus. The association of interleukin 6 (IL-6) polymorphism with thrombus in AF has not been investigated before. We carried out a case-control study in Han Chinese. The IL-6 -634C/G genotypes of 31 patients with thrombus and 45 patients without...
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