Highland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in the United States. Highland Heights is a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Highland Heights was originally part of Mayfield Township. The population was 8,345 at the 2010 census. Highland Heights is located at 41Â°33â²04â³N 81Â°28â²17â³W / 41.551051Â°N 81.471273Â°W / 41.551051; -81.471273 (41.551051, -81.471273). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km2), all of it land.
How high or low the levels are can indicate a problem with your liver. Liquidlibrary/liquidlibrary/Getty Images. The SGOT Test. The SGOT (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transminase) test, also known as an AST test, measures the amount of a protein enzyme called glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase occurring in your blood. This enzyme is normally found in the liver, heart muscles, muscles and red blood cells.
Actually, AST is part of a liver panel which is monitored to see if your liver is working properly. AST can become elevated when there's liver damage. Statins have been shown to increase AST and other liver enzymes in up to 2% of people using them.