Higher levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), as well as variability in serum levels of ALP, are associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and new-onset heart ...

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an enzyme found throughout your body. The exact role of the enzyme isn’t fully understood, but abnormalities in your levels may signal health problems. While a quick ...

Q: Should elevated liver enzymes always be treated. -- O.B., New Brunswick, N.J. A: The quick answer is no. But there are times when elevated liver enzymes mean that something is very wrong and action ...

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a ubiquitous enzyme essential for diverse physiological functions, including skeletal mineralisation, liver function and immune modulation. ALP measurements in serum or ...

Among patients receiving dialysis for chronic kidney disease (CKD), high levels of alkaline phosphatase—a routinely measured laboratory marker of bone disease—may signal an increased risk of death, ...

Dr. Esperance A. Schaefer: A 56-year-old man with a history of alcohol and opioid use was evaluated in the gastroenterology clinic of this hospital because of abnormal results on liver testing. Three ...

Once clinical suspicion has been established for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), the "serologic hallmark" of the ...