Why the study?
Does the presence of prosthetic heart valves or severe hemodynamic abnormalities increase serum LDH levels in cardiac patients?
Population
62 cardiac patients with congenital and valvular heart disease
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Elevated LDH may signal chronic hemolysis in prosthetic valve patients; hypothesis-generating for diagnostic interpretation and requires prospective validation.
Does the presence of prosthetic heart valves or severe hemodynamic abnormalities increase serum LDH levels in cardiac patients?
Elevated serum LDH in patients with prosthetic valves or severe hemodynamic abnormalities is likely due to mechanical hemolysis and should be considered when evaluating chest pain.
Jorgensen et al. (1967) studied this question.
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