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The following are the laboratory tests included in the management of cardiac amyloidosis: | The following are the laboratory tests included in the management of cardiac amyloidosis: | ||
* Complete blood count: [[Normocytic normochromic anemia]] may be present | * Complete blood count: [[Normocytic normochromic anemia]] may be present | ||
* Serum [[troponin]]s | * Serum [[troponin]]s: Cardiac troponins are elevated due to myonecrosis and small-vessel disease of the heart | ||
* [[Atrial natriuretic peptide]]: Elevated in heart failure | * [[Atrial natriuretic peptide]]: Elevated in heart failure | ||
* [[Brain natriuretic peptide]]: Elevated in heart failure | * [[Brain natriuretic peptide]]: Elevated in heart failure | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]; Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [3]; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [4]
Overview
There is no specific diagnostic blood test, radiograph, or scan that can be used to diagnose amyloidosis; hence, awareness of the disease is necessary to identify patients with amyloidosis.[1]
Laboratory Findings
The following are the laboratory tests included in the management of cardiac amyloidosis:
- Complete blood count: Normocytic normochromic anemia may be present
- Serum troponins: Cardiac troponins are elevated due to myonecrosis and small-vessel disease of the heart
- Atrial natriuretic peptide: Elevated in heart failure
- Brain natriuretic peptide: Elevated in heart failure
- Serum transthyretin
- Urinalysis for proteinuria
- Serum and urine electrophoresis
- Serum and urine immunofixation
- Serum electrolytes
References
- ↑ Hawkins PN (1997). "The diagnosis, natural history and treatment of amyloidosis. The Goulstonian Lecture 1995". Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London. 31 (5): 552–60. PMID 9429195.
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