Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2
Order Code: PLAC
Epic Lab Code: LAB5815
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum or Plasma
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Alternate Collection Media:
Lavender top tube 3 mL (EDTA), Pink top tube
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1 mL serum or plasma Absolute Minimum: 0.2 mL serum or plasma
Rejection Criteria:
Ambient and unprocessed blood samples (EDTA whole blood).
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.
Analytic Time:
5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
0-234 ng/mL
Interpretive Data:
Patients with high lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 concentrations greater than or equal to 235 ng/mL are at increased risk for cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. The median lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 value for a healthy population is 235 ng/mL.
Methodology:
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
CPT Code:
83698