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DHL; Isoenzimas de deshidrogenasa láctica (lactato)
Debido a que la LDH se puede encontrar en muchos tejidos del organismo, la LDH total no es específica para la cardiopatía.
Normalmente, el nivel de LDH-2 es mayor que el de LDH-1; sin embargo, después de un ataque cardíaco, el nivel de LDH-1 es generalmente mayor que el de LDH-2, lo que se denomina patrón de LDH "descontrolado".
El nivel de LDH aumenta entre las 24 y 72 horas siguientes al ataque cardíaco, alcanza su pico máximo en 3 ó 4 días y se normaliza en más o menos 14 días.
Los niveles de LDH superiores a lo normal pueden sugerir:
Abraham NZ Jr, Carty RP, DuFour DR, Pincus MR. Clinical enzymology. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2006:chap 20.
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