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Does recent coxsackie B-virus infection predispose to myocardial infarction?
Does recent coxsackie B-virus infection predispose to myocardial infarction?
Recent coxsackie B-virus infection does not appear to predispose to myocardial infarction based on IgM antibody detection.
No link between recent coxsackie B infection and MI; leaves open viral triggers and requires larger prospective studies before any clinical inference.
The ELISA technique was shown to be group-specific for the detection of IgM antibodies against coxsackie B viruses, and probably against a wider range of enteroviruses. No evidence was obtained that recent coxsackie B-virus infection predisposes to myocardial infarction.
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