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Interleukin-6 Receptor Asp358 A>C Polymorphism Is Associated With Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Jan 2021
Wu Fangqin, Feng Xinwei, Wu Ying, Yu Meng, Ding Shu, Zhao Haibo
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BACKGROUND: This study examined the associations of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the interleukin-6 receptor gene (Asp358 A>C) and the interleukin-6 promoter (-174G>C and -597G>A) with interleukin-6 levels and postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS: The study enrolled 371 Chinese Han patients who were undergoing CABG. Serum interleukin-6 levels were...
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