Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 224-232 , April 2009

A Pilot Study on the Role of Autoantibody Targeting the β1-Adrenergic Receptor in the Response to β-blocker Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure

  • Yuji Nagatomo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Tsutomu Yoshikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tsutomu Yoshikawa, MD, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160–8582, Japan.
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  • Takashi Kohno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Akihiro Yoshizawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa General Hospital, Ichikawa, Japan
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  • Akiyasu Baba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Toshihisa Anzai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Tomomi Meguro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tokyo Electric Power Company Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Toru Satoh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Satoshi Ogawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Received 26 January 2008 ,Revised 21 October 2008 ,Accepted 22 October 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1071-9164(08)01051-8

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.10.027

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 224-232 , April 2009

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