Anti-myosin autoantibodies are more frequent in non-Chagasic cardiomyopathy than in Chagasic cardiomyopathy patients [2]

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-102

  Ballinas Vedugo, Martha A ^a   Alejandre Aguilar, Ricardo ^b   Aranda Fraustro, Alberto ^a   Reyes, Pedro A ^a   Monteon, Victor M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anti myosin autoantibodies; Chagas' disease; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; MYOSIN; MYOSIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0242321146     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00457-6     Document Type: Letter

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