Could an increase level in liver enzymes?
No one blood testing is 100% accurate. Many times a patient may see it elevated and then after having another set of blood tests done, it will return to normal range. Blood tests just give the doctor a “hint” of what may be wrong. Many things can effect the results of these tests, also, like exercising before the blood is taken, having an intramuscular injection, muscle injury and others. The ALT is the liver enzymes that is most specific to the liver itself, because it is made mostly by the liver cells. The AST liver enzymes is also made in the muscles…so if the elevation is primarily the AST level…it may be because you are athletic and exercising…This would have to be determined by the doctor. There is a connection between someone who has developed fatty liver disease and an increase in the blood pressure, that raises the liver enzymes in the blood. You can read about it in these articles:
