Pathology Handbook

Recent changes for Anti Heart Muscle antibodies
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
8th October 2025	Laboratory	Anatomical Pathology	Haematology

Alternative Names:

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

Laboratory:

Haematology

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 Haematology/Immunology Scientist