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Creatine kinase and creatine kinase-MB release after nontraumatic cardiac arrest.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8610606     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of the study was to describe the course of serum creatine kinase (CK) and its MB fraction (CK-MB) in patients surviving cardiac arrest, and to identify factors influencing CK and CK-MB release. The study was set in the community of Vienna, Austria. Data concerning cardiopulmonary resuscitation, collected within a period of 33 months, were evaluated retrospectively and compared with laboratory blood investigations collected prospectively (on admission and after 6, 12, and 24 hours) in 107 adult patients surviving a witnessed cardiac arrest for 24 hours. CK and CK-MB were elevated in >75% of the patients within 24 hours. Release of CK and CK-MB was mainly associated with electrocardiographic evidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) cumulative energy administered during defibrillation, and duration of chest trauma by compression. The CK-MB/CK ratio was elevated in 32% of the patients. Of patients with electrocardiographic evidence of AMI, only 49% had an elevated CK-MB/CK ratio. In conclusion, the elevation in serum CK and CK-MB fraction in patients after nontraumatic cardiac arrest is a frequent finding, and is associated with ischemic myocardial injury, as well as physical trauma to the chest. This should be considered when interpreting the course of CK and CK-MB fraction for the diagnosis of AMI.
Authors:
M Müllner; F Sterz; M Binder; M Brunner; M M Hirschl; G Mustafa; W Schreiber; I Kürkciyan; H Domanovits; A N Laggner
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  77     ISSN:  0002-9149     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  1996 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-05-30     Completed Date:  1996-05-30     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  581-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vienna General Hospital-University of Vienna, Medical School, Vienna, Austria.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Creatine Kinase / blood*
Female
Heart Arrest / enzymology*
Humans
Isoenzymes
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Isoenzymes; EC 2.7.3.2/Creatine Kinase

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