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Alternative Names:

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

Laboratory:

Anatomical Pathology

Test Code:

HRT

Registration Instructions:

Sendaway: PathWest Laboratory Medicine - Immunology at QEII Medical centre

Registration: Performed by Alfred CSP

Process & Dispatch: Performed by Alfred CSP

Authorisation: Approved sendaway test. Doctor request sufficient.

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

Processing Instructions:

Centrifuge
Store at 4'C

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

External Transport Instructions:

Send at 4'C with Ice Pack

Att:
PathWest Laboratory Medicine Pathology Specimen Reception
QEII Medical Centre, Hospital Avenue
Nedlands WA 6009 , Australia

Ph: Spec Rec (08) 6152 8383

Testing Laboratory: PathWest - Immunology (08) 6152 8317