Hemodynamic improvement and removal of autoantibodies against β 1-adrenergic receptor by immunoadsorption therapy in dilated cardiomyopathy
The removal of β 1-adrenergic receptor (β 1AR) autoantibodies by immunoadsorption (IA) has been proposed as a potential mechanism for the improvement of the left ventricular function in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In the present study, the possible association between removal of the autoantibodies...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of autoimmunity 2003-06, Vol.20 (4), p.345-350 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The removal of β
1-adrenergic receptor (β
1AR) autoantibodies by immunoadsorption (IA) has been proposed as a potential mechanism for the improvement of the left ventricular function in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In the present study, the possible association between removal of the autoantibodies against the human β
1AR with the hemodynamic improvement induced by IA was investigated.
IA was performed in 22 DCM patients (
n=22; NYHA III–IV, EF |
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ISSN: | 0896-8411 1095-9157 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0896-8411(03)00042-8 |