[The post-pericardiotomy syndrome. Incidence of clinical and immunological changes].
We report the clinical and serological studies in patients who underwent pericardiotomy. Seventy three per cent of them developed antisarcolemma antibodies 4 weeks after surgery, and a third of them also had antimitochondrial antibodies. However, clinical post-pericardiotomy syndrome was rare; only 7% of the patients fulfilled the criteria for this diagnosis. Although immune responses against tissue antigens are frequent as a consequence of surgical trauma, the clinical manifestations are rare.
D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000276:immunology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000276:immunology; D011185:Postpericardiotomy Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012508:Sarcolemma / Q000276:immunology
D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001323:Autoantibodies; D001798:Blood Proteins
El síndrome post-pericardiotomía. Incidencia de alteraciones inmunológicas y clínicas.