Immunohistological Changes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Induced by Immunoadsorption Therapy and Subsequent Immunoglobulin Substitution
- 5 June 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Circulation
- Vol. 103 (22), 2681-2686
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.103.22.2681
Abstract
Background—Immunoadsorption (IA) and subsequent immunoglobulin (Ig) G substitution represent an additional therapeutic approach in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). It remains to be elucidated whether this treatment modulates myocardial inflammation, which is possibly a causal factor of ventricular dysfunction.Methods and Results—From 25 DCM patients (EF PP2(PPP2(PPPConclusions—IA and subsequent IgG substitution mitigate myocardial inflammation in DCM.Keywords
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