Characteristic distribution of circulating autoantibodies against G-protein coupled cardiovascular receptors in patients with idiopathic dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Circulating autoantibodies against cardiovascular membrane receptors have been repeatedly demonstrated in a subgroup of sera of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. This short review summarizes the clinical findings on anti-receptor autoantibodies in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.