Assay

Cardiac antibodies

Key Words

Cardiac antibodies

Specimen Collection

Serum (brown)

Turnaround time

14 Days

This test is referred to another centre: 

Department of Clinical Chemistry and Immunology

Level 4

Addenbrooke’s Hospital NHS Trust

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 2QQ

01223 217215

Test indications

Cardiac muscle antibodies are decribed in patients with Dressler's syndrome after myocardial infarctionm cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis and in patients who have undergone cardiac surgery or have had rheumatic fever. They can be directed towards a number of antigens such as adenine nucleotide translocator protein, cardiac myosin and tropomysin. The presence of antibodies can occur without Dressler syndrome.

Methodology

Indirect Immunofluorescence

Interferences

No known common methodological interferences

Reference Range

Normal result = Negative

Analytical error

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Reference change value

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