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Low levels of lipid antibodies increase complications following heart attack
- Date:
- February 6, 2012
- Source:
- Karolinska Institutet
- Summary:
- Coronary patients with low levels of an immune system antibody called anti-PC, which neutralizes parts of the "bad" cholesterol, run a greater risk of suffering complications following an acute cardiac episode and thus of premature death.
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Coronary patients with low levels of an immune system antibody called anti-PC, which neutralises parts of the 'bad' cholesterol, run a greater risk of suffering complications following an acute cardiac episode and thus of premature death. This according to new research from Karolinska Institutet published in the scientific periodical The International Journal of Cardiology.
Journal Reference:
- Kenneth Caidahl, Marianne Hartford, Thomas Karlsson, Johan Herlitz, Knut Pettersson, Ulf de Faire, Johan Frostegård. IgM-phosphorylcholine autoantibodies and outcome in acute coronary syndromes. International Journal of Cardiology, 2012; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.018
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