Pathology Handbook

Recent changes for Anti Heart Muscle antibodies
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
6th December 2023	Alternative names	Heart autoantibody, Anti Cardiac Muscle antibodies, Heart muscle antibodies	Heart autoantibody, Anti Cardiac Muscle antibodies, Heart muscle antibodies, Anti Myocardial antibodies
	Volume (Adults)	9 mL	2 mL
	Minimum/Paediatric Volume	2 mL	1 mL
	Collection & Request Instructions		Collection instructions: Routine venous blood collection procedure Specimen Stability: Specimen stability from collection to processing: 6 hours at room temperature

Alternative Names:

Heart autoantibody
Anti Cardiac Muscle antibodies
Heart muscle antibodies
Anti Myocardial antibodies

Laboratory:

Anatomical Pathology

Test Code:

HRT

Specimen Types:

Serum

Container Types:

SST

Adults Volume or Mass:

2 mL

Minimum/Paediatric Volume or Mass:

1 mL

Collection & Request Instructions:

Collection instructions: Routine venous blood collection procedure. Plain Blood Tube (serum) with GEL (Gold Top BD-367958)

Specimen Stability: Specimen stability from collection to processing: 6 hours at room temperature

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

RoomTemp within Alfred/Esky from External sites
Use Esky from SDMH or CGMC to Alfred

Use Esky from Northern Health to Alfred

Assay Frequency:

Weekly

External Laboratory:

PathWest QEII Medical Centre

Additional Notes:

Resulting: Report scanned to PathNet by AA Scientist in Anatomical Pathology