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Diagnostic and prognostic value of very high serum lactate dehydrogenase in admitted medical patients.
The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ - 1 Jul 2014
Erez Aharon, Shental Omri, Tchebiner Joseph Z, Laufer-Perl Michal, Wasserman Asaf, Sella Tal, Guzner-Gur Hanan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is elevated in various diseases. OBJECTIVES: To analyze serum LDH as a distinguishing clinical biomarker and as a predictor of in-hospital outcome in admitted medical patients. METHODS: We analyzed a cohort of all 158 patients with very high isolated LDH (LDH > or = 800 IU/ml without concomitant elevations of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase)...
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