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===Lactate dehydrogenase=== [[Lactate dehydrogenase]] (LDH) is found in many body tissues, including the liver. Elevated levels of LDH may indicate liver damage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Test: MedlinePlus Medical Test|url=https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/lactate-dehydrogenase-ldh-test/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=medlineplus.gov|language=en}}</ref> LDH isotype-1 (or cardiac) is used for estimating damage to cardiac tissue, although troponin and creatine kinase tests are preferred.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Nageh T, Sherwood RA, Harris BM, Byrne JA, Thomas MR | title = Cardiac troponin T and I and creatine kinase-MB as markers of myocardial injury and predictors of outcome following percutaneous coronary intervention | journal = International Journal of Cardiology | volume = 92 | issue = 2β3 | pages = 285β293 | year = 2003 | pmid = 14659867 | doi = 10.1016/S0167-5273(03)00105-0 }}</ref>
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