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 B core antibody (HBcAb) is an antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen that appears about 1 month after the start of an active HBV infection. 2  It can be found in people who had an infection in the past and in those with long-term (chronic) HBV.3  It usually is present for life. Blood banks test for this antibody when screening donated blood for hepatitis B. 2  Hepatitis B core antibody IgM (HBcAbIgM) is another antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen. 3  It indicates an HBV infection that has occurred within the last 6 months.