Clinical & Experimental Cardiology

Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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ISSN: 2155-9880

Research Article - (2012) Volume 3, Issue 9

Interleukin-6 as an Independent Predictor of Future Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes without Structural Heart Disease

Tetsuji Shinohara1*, Naohiko Takahashi2, Norihiro Okada1, Reika Ayabe1, Hidekazu Kondo1, Kunio Yufu2, Mikiko Nakagawa2, Masahide Hara1 and Tetsunori Saikawa2
1Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
2Department of Laboratory Examination and Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
*Corresponding Author: Tetsuji Shinohara, MD, Ph.D, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasamamachi, Yuhu, Oita, Japan, Tel: +81-97-586-5793, Fax: +81-97-549-4480 Email:

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