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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: Cardiac troponins are elevated due to myonecrosis and small-vessel disease of the heart | * Serum [[troponin]]s: Cardiac troponins are elevated due to myonecrosis and small-vessel disease due to deposition of amyloid in the heart. Troponins are of both diagnostic and prognostic importance. Studies have shown worse survival rates in patients with systemic amyloidosis and cardiac involvement compared to those without cardiac involvement. | ||
* [[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 due to deposition of amyloid in the heart. Troponins are of both diagnostic and prognostic importance. Studies have shown worse survival rates in patients with systemic amyloidosis and cardiac involvement compared to those without cardiac involvement.
- 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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