title: [Lactic acid dehydrogenase in the diagnosis of rheumatic carditis].
abstract: The literature relating to the determination of lactic acid dehydrogenase and its isoenzymes in the diagnosis of active rheumatic carditis is examined. It is noted that LDH values are normal in inactive chronic rheumatic valvulopathy and in non-rheumatic cardiac insufficiency and that they are of much greater diagnostic utility than SGOT levels in cases of active rheumatic carditis.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale di Circolo di Cantù.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caldara
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D045022:Lactate Dehydrogenases / Q000097:blood*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D045022:Lactate Dehydrogenases