Serum Cytokines Predict the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease Without Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

The combination of serum cytokines (IL-12p70 and IL-17) and clinical risk factors (HDL-C, gender, and diabetes) may help identify patients with more severe coronary artery lesions from those with suspected CAD but not AMI, and may contribute to guiding the risk stratification for patients with chest discomfort in health care facilities without sufficient medical resources (especially cardiac catheterization resources).