antimyocardial antibody
antimyocardial antibody
An autoantibody associated with Dressler’s post-MI syndrome, pericarditis, acute rheumatic fever, myocarditis, post coronary bypass surgery and post-cardiotomy.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
antimyocardial antibody
Cardiology An autoantibody associated with Dressler's post MI syndrome, pericarditis, acute rheumatic fever, myocarditis, post coronary bypass surgery Pts. See Dressler syndrome.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Antimyocardial antibody
An autoantibody that attacks a person's own heart muscle, or myocardium.
Mentioned in: Antimyocardial Antibody Test
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