Relationship between Pre-Implant Interleukin-6 Levels, Inflammatory Response, and Early Outcome in Patients Supported by Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Prospective Study

• Raffaele Caruso ,

  * E-mail: raffaele.caruso@ospedaleniguarda.it

  Affiliation CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Luca Botta,

  Affiliation CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Alessandro Verde,

  Affiliation CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Filippo Milazzo,

  Affiliation CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Irene Vecchi,

  Affiliation CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Maria Giovanna Trivella,

  Affiliation CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology and University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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• Luigi Martinelli,

  Affiliation CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Roberto Paino,

  Affiliation CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Maria Frigerio,

  Affiliation CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Oberdan Parodi

  Affiliation CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

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