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
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Discipline:
Immunology
Immunology
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Specimen Container Adult:
Serum-SST
Serum-SST
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Specimen Container Paediatric:
Serum-Plain tube
Serum-Plain tube
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Minimum Volume Adult:
1 ml
1 ml
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Minimum Volume Paediatric:
0.5 ml
0.5 ml
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Special Requirement:
None
None
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Freq Analysis:
send away
send away
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Add On Test:
All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to
All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 2821890, and must be confirmed via email to
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Interpretation:
Diagnostic value is low.
Diagnostic value is low.
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Reference Ranges:
Normal Range: Negative
Normal Range: Negative
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Other Info:
Reported as Positive or Negative
Reported as Positive or Negative
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Routine Contact Name:
Autoimmunity Lab
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Routine Telephone:
0191 282 1890
0191 282 1890
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Routine Email: