Patient preparation:
The patient does not need to be fasting.
The test material is blood.

Significance of the test:
LDH are intracellular enzymes of heart muscle cells and other muscles.
Significance of the test: monitoring in the course of myocardial infarction, in some types of anemia.
Abnormal values: breakdown of cells, e.g. in myocardial infarction, cancer.

Preparation and preparation of material:
The material for the study is blood taken for clotting.
In whole blood unstable !
Serum can be stored at room temperature 8 h,
in the refrigerator 4 days.