CYTOKINES AT DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPLICATION OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
We had investigated the levels of some cytokines: IL-6, IL-1 and IL-8) in sera of 97 patients (mean age 58,5±1,06 years) with verified Q-forming large-focal myocardial infarction (MI) with and without additional complications on days 1, 7 and 14 of disease. We also had used serum samples from healthy donors in comparable age as a control group. We had found significant increase of IL-6 serum levels at MI complicated by cardiac shock at day 1. Significantly raised IL-6 and IL-8 levels were evaluated at 1-7 days in all groups of patients with infarction regardless of the type of MI complications in comparison with healthy donors.