Newcastle Laboratories

Cardiac Muscle Antibodies

Clinical Background:

Cardiac antibodies are positive in a proportion of patients with Dressler's syndrome after myocardial infarction, after cardiac surgery and in some cardiomyopathies.

Cardiac antibodies are positive in a proportion of patients with Dressler's syndrome after myocardial infarction, after cardiac surgery and in some cardiomyopathies.

Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Immunology

    Immunology

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    Serum-SST

    Serum-SST

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    Serum-Plain tube

    Serum-Plain tube

  • Minimum Volume Adult:

    1 ml

    1 ml

  • Minimum Volume Paediatric:

    0.5 ml

    0.5 ml

  • Special Requirement:

    None

    None

  • Freq Analysis:

    send away 

    send away 

  • Add On Test:

    All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to 

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

     

    All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to 

    nuth.autoimmunity@nhs.net

     

  • Interpretation:

    Diagnostic value is low.

    Diagnostic value is low.

  • Reference Ranges:

    Normal Range: Negative

    Normal Range: Negative

  • Other Info:

    Reported as Positive or Negative

    Reported as Positive or Negative

  • Routine Contact Name:

    Autoimmunity Lab

  • Routine Telephone:

    0191 282 1890

    0191 282 1890

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

sent to external laboratory

Turn Around:

28 calendar days

Send To:

Department of Blood Sciences

Level 3
Leazes Wing
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP

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