Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for almost 1 in every 4 deaths, and affecting significantly more men than women. 1  Annually there are around 2,626,418 deaths registered in the U.S. with the leading top 10 causes accounting for nearly 75 percent of all deaths.
WHAT DOES HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL - REACTIVE MEAN. It means that you are infected with hbv or you have cleared the virus. HepB Core Antibody Total = HepB Core IgM Antibody + HepB Core IgG Antibody.
1 Hepatitis A IgM antibodies develop early in the course of infection, so a positive hepatitis A IgM test is usually considered diagnostic for acute hepatitis A in a person with signs and symptoms. 2  Hepatitis B core antibody, IgM âthis is an antibody produced against the hepatitis B core antigen.ther tests such as a liver panel or individual tests such as bilirubin, ALT, and AST may be performed to help evaluate liver function in an individual suspected of having hepatitis.