RESUMO

A prospective study of children undergoing open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass showed that many of them produced autoantibodies. No association was found between these antibodies, including anticardiolipin antibodies, and the occurrence of postpericardiotomy syndrome.

Assuntos

Autoanticorpos/biossíntese , Ponte Cardiopulmonar , Síndrome Pós-Pericardiotomia/imunologia , Adolescente , Anticorpos Anticardiolipina/análise , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Humanos , Lactente , Músculo Liso/imunologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Reticulina/imunologia