CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) Test
Questions & Answers 2024/2025
ANTI-MYOCARDIAL ANTIBODY (AMA) - ANSWERS-Normal Findings - Negative
-A positive AMA is associated with several forms of heart disease.
-AMAs may be detected before the development of clinical symptoms of heart disease.
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION - ANSWERSEnables examination of the heart, great blood vessels (aorta,
inferior vena cava, pulmonary artery, and pulmonary vein), and coronary arteries via a catheter.
CARDIAC ENZYMES - ANSWERSCardiac enzyme studies measure the levels of enzymes and proteins that
are linked with injury of the heart muscle. These include the enzymes creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and
creatine kinase (CK), and the proteins troponin I (TnI) and troponin T (TnT).
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC) - ANSWERS-Panel of blood tests used as a broad screening test for
anemias, infections, and other diseases.
-Provide a tremendous amount of information about the hematologic system and many other organ
systems.
CREATINE KINASE (CK) - ANSWERS-CK is found predominantly in the heart muscle, skeletal muscle, and
brain. Serum CK levels are elevated when theses muscle or nerve cells are injured.
Total CK:
Adult/elderly (values are higher after exercise):
Male: 55-170 units/L or (SI units)
Female: 30-135 units/L or (SI units)
Questions & Answers 2024/2025
ANTI-MYOCARDIAL ANTIBODY (AMA) - ANSWERS-Normal Findings - Negative
-A positive AMA is associated with several forms of heart disease.
-AMAs may be detected before the development of clinical symptoms of heart disease.
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION - ANSWERSEnables examination of the heart, great blood vessels (aorta,
inferior vena cava, pulmonary artery, and pulmonary vein), and coronary arteries via a catheter.
CARDIAC ENZYMES - ANSWERSCardiac enzyme studies measure the levels of enzymes and proteins that
are linked with injury of the heart muscle. These include the enzymes creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and
creatine kinase (CK), and the proteins troponin I (TnI) and troponin T (TnT).
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC) - ANSWERS-Panel of blood tests used as a broad screening test for
anemias, infections, and other diseases.
-Provide a tremendous amount of information about the hematologic system and many other organ
systems.
CREATINE KINASE (CK) - ANSWERS-CK is found predominantly in the heart muscle, skeletal muscle, and
brain. Serum CK levels are elevated when theses muscle or nerve cells are injured.
Total CK:
Adult/elderly (values are higher after exercise):
Male: 55-170 units/L or (SI units)
Female: 30-135 units/L or (SI units)
