Hi Toni,
Ron Hoggan has written an article that relates gluten to heart disease
concluding it is autoimmune related:
http://www.panix.com/~donwiss/hoggan/icam1.txt
He has written anumber of related articles which will enlighten you with
regard to the dynamics of autoimmune diseases.
at http://www.panix.com/~donwiss/hoggan/
All the best,
Susan