Prevalence of autoantibodies against contractile proteins in coronary artery disease and their clinical implications

Authors
Dangas, G Konstadoulakis, MM Epstein, SE Stefanadis, CI Kymionis, GD Toutouza, MG Liakos, C Sadaniantz, A Cohen, AM Chesebro, JH Toutouzas, PK
Citation
G. Dangas et al., Prevalence of autoantibodies against contractile proteins in coronary artery disease and their clinical implications, AM J CARD, 85(7), 2000, pp. 870
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20000401)85:7<870:POAACP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
In this initial study, we found that autoantibodies against actin and myosi n were present during and after an acute coronary syndrome. Moreover, they correlated with persistent troponin-I elevation at follow-up, and with late myocardial infarction.