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Relationship of interleukin-6 and C-Reactive protein to the prothrombotic state in chronic atrial fibrillation

^* Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, England, UK

View larger version (31K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Relationship between plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) and stroke risk stratification in atrial fibrillation (AF).

View larger version (19K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Correlation between plasma levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and TF in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Log IL-6 = logarithmic transformation of plasma IL-6; Log TF = logarithmic transformation of tissue factor.

View larger version (16K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 (A) Correlation between plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Spearman correlation coefficient: r = 0.415, p < 0.001. (B) Correlation between plasma levels of CRP and von Willebrand factor (vWF) in AF patients. Spearman correlation coefficient: r = 0.380, p < 0.001. Log CRP = logarithmic transformation of plasma CRP. Log fibrinogen = logarithmic transformation of fibrinogen.