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

Tetsuji Shinohara^1*, 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: