Cardiac autoantibodies in dilated cardiomyopathy become undetectable with disease progression

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation of cardiac autoantibody and disease status in a consecutive series of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy by prospective antibody testing at diagnosis and at follow up. METHODS: Antibody status was assessed by indirect immunofluorescence in 110 patients with dil...

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Published in:	Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 62 - 67
Main Authors:	Caforio, A. L., Goldman, J. H., Baig, M. K., Haven, A. J., Dalla Libera, L., Keeling, P. J., McKenna, W. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01-01-1997 BMJ BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Adult Autoantibodies - blood Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - blood Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - immunology Disease Progression Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect Follow-Up Studies Heart Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies Myocardium - immunology Myosins - immunology Prospective Studies Human Correlation Disease Idiopathic Autoantibody Cardiovascular disease Exploration Myocardial disease Assay Congestive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Immunological investigation Heart disease Myosin Evolution ELISA assay
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