INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKER IL-6 PREDICTS HEART FAILURE IN WOMEN WITH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ISCHEMIA AND NO OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: FINDINGS FROM THE NHLBI-SPONSORED WOMEN’S ISCHEMIC SYNDROME EVALUATION (WISE) STUDY

Inflammation plays an important role in cardiovascular disease. We aimed to investigate the predictive value of inflammatory markers for development of heart failure (HF) in women with signs and symptoms of ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and baseline preserved left