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By Mayo Clinic staffDressler's syndrome is thought to be related to an immune system response to heart tissue damage, such as from a heart attack or heart surgery. Your body reacts to the injured tissue as it would to any injury, by sending immune cells and proteins called antibodies to clean up and repair the affected area. But this response may cause excessive inflammation in the sac enveloping the heart (pericardium).
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