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Anticardiolipin syndrome with celiac sprue is linked to dilated cardiomyopathy.
Reports a case of dilated cardiomyopathy due to anticardiolipin syndrome associated with celiac sprue.
Suggests evaluating for celiac disease and anticardiolipin antibodies in unexplained dilated cardiomyopathy; leaves open whether the association is causal.
Section of Gastroenterology/Nutrition; Penn State Geisinger Medical Center; Danville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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Makhdoom et al. (2000) studied this question. Anticardiolipin syndrome in association with celiac sprue was identified as a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy.
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