The relationship between inflammatory factors and major adverse cardiovascular events in atherosclerosis coronary artery ectasia: a prospective, cohort study

Male gender, hypertension, dyslipidemia and smoking are more frequent in symptomatic atherosclerosis CAE. Hs-CRP, IL-6, TNF-α, MMP-9 and GDF-15 have a positive correlation with symptoms and CTFC in atherosclerosis CAE and are predictors of MACEs during 2-year follow-up.