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Editorial
. 2021 Mar 1;42(9):948-950.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa1059.

Does a myocardial infarction boost your (B cell) memory?

Claudia Monaco  1 , Jennifer Cole  1
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Editorial

Does a myocardial infarction boost your (B cell) memory?

Claudia Monaco et al. Eur Heart J. .

Abstract

Graphical abstract Establishment of an autoreactive B cell memory after myocardial infarction: a working hypothesis. The demise of cardiac cells leads to the release of cryptoantigens that induce a humoral immune response that leads to accumulation of immunoglobulins in plaques and eventually amplifies atherogenesis at remote sites.

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Graphical abstract
Establishment of an autoreactive B cell memory after myocardial infarction: a working hypothesis. The demise of cardiac cells leads to the release of cryptoantigens that induce a humoral immune response that leads to accumulation of immunoglobulins in plaques and eventually amplifies atherogenesis at remote sites.
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