The serological abnormalities of idiopathic myocardial disease
- 1 January 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Cardiovascular Research
- Vol. 4 (1) , 14-22
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/4.1.14
Abstract
Seventy-three patients with idiopathic myocardial disease were investigated for markers of immunopathology. Abnormalities included hypoproteinaemia (13%), hypergammaglobulinaemia (43%), elevated complement (78%), rheumatoid factor (44%), anti-tissue (16%) and anti-striated muscle (20%) antibodies, biological false positive tests for syphilis: transient reactors 44% chronic 13%. The results were interpreted as immunological consequences of myocardial destruction rather than causative phenomena.Keywords
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