| Specimen: |
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Collect: |
One 7.5 mL SST
Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA) |
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Submit: |
1 mL (Min:0.2 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.2 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube. |
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Special Handling: |
Do not transport frozen, sample only stable if kept at -70 degrees C |
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Stability: |
Ambient: 4 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) |
| Performed: |
Wednesday, Friday, Sunday |
| Reported: |
2-5 Day(s) |
| CPT Codes: |
| 83698 - Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase |
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| Interpretive Data: |
General Reference Range : 0-234 ng/mL
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Patients with high lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 concentrations greater than or equal to 235 ng/mL are at increased risk for cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. The median lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 value for a healthy population is 235 ng/mL.
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