Frank Ruschitzka

Interleukin-8 and other neutrophil-related biomarkers are associated with 1-year mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Abstract Background Interleukin-8 (IL-8) triggers early inflammatory responses upon tissue injury, activating neutrophils that release neutrophil extracellular traps with cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and myeloperoxidase (MPO). Injury upon acute myocardial infarction (AMI) induces an ear...