Antitissue transglutaminase antibodies in acute coronary syndrome: an alert signal of myocardial tissue lesion?

Abstract

Data highlight that antitransglutaminase can occur in cardiological patients, and that these antibodies are related to the severity/extent of the myocardial tissue lesion. This feature suggests a loss of specificity for antitransglutaminase in CS. Furthermore, the possibility of employing these antibodies in the long-term follow-up of ACS, could become an object of interesting discussion.