Serum: Serum tubes
Plasma - Acceptable anticoagulants: Sodium EDTA, Potassium EDTA, Lithium heparin, Sodium heparin, Citrate Gel separator tubes were not tested.
24 Hours
20-25℃: 7 days
2-8℃: 7 days
-20℃: 1 year
Abbott Alinity c, Turbidimetric/ Immunturbidimetric
g/L
Adult <500 Values above 0.500 g/L are associated with an increased risk of athero- sclerosis.
European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Position Paper (Lipoprotein(a) as a cardiovascular risk factor: current status. Eur Heart J (2010) doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq386)
SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS FOR COAGULATION TESTS
PROCEDURE
Sample Requirements and Collection
Transportation and Storage