Prediction of Myocardial Infarction in Dyslipidemic Men by Elevated Levels of Immunoglobulin Classes A, E, and G, but Not M
Author(s) -
Petri T. Kovanen,
Matti Mänttäri,
Timo Palosuo,
Vesa Manninen,
Kimmo Aho
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.13.1434
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , myocardial infarction , immunoglobulin e , hypertriglyceridemia , confidence interval , cholesterol , body mass index , logistic regression , antibody , gastroenterology , cardiology , immunology , triglyceride
Immune mechanisms have been suggested to play an important role in the development of coronary atherosclerosis and its thrombotic complications. We evaluated the predictive value of the levels of various serum immunoglobulin classes in middle-aged men at increased risk of myocardial infarction.
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