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Creatine phosphokinase in ectopic pregnancy revisited: significant diagnostic value of its MB and MM isoenzyme fractions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16389014     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Although evidence on elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK) as a tool for the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy (EP) is rather conflictive, no previous study on CPK isoenzyme levels and their relative ratio was found in the literature. STUDY DESIGN: Forty women with EP, 20 with intrauterine (IU) abortive gestation, and 20 regular pregnant women (controls) were studied. Serum total CPK, CPK-MB, and CPK-MM levels were measured at the time of presentation and 24 hours after surgery. Relative operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted. RESULTS: Women with EP had significantly higher CPK concentrations and a significantly decreased CPK-MB relative ratio (CPK-MB%), compared with both women with IU abortive pregnancy and controls. The ROC curves demonstrated a significant discriminatory ability of both increased total CPK and decreased CPK-MB% ratio for the diagnosis of EP. CONCLUSION: Determination of CPK isoenzyme fractions can significantly enhance the diagnostic value of total maternal CPK in the prediction of ectopic pregnancy.
Authors:
Ilias Katsikis; David Rousso; Dimitrios Farmakiotis; Anargyros Kourtis; Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis; Vassiliki Zournatzi-Koiou; Dimitrios Panidis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  194     ISSN:  1097-6868     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.     Publication Date:  2006 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-01-03     Completed Date:  2006-04-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370476     Medline TA:  Am J Obstet Gynecol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  86-91     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Endocrinology and Human Reproduction, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abortion, Spontaneous / blood,  diagnosis
Adolescent
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Creatine Kinase / blood*
Creatine Kinase, MB Form / blood*
Creatine Kinase, MM Form / blood*
Female
Humans
Osmolar Concentration
Predictive Value of Tests
Pregnancy / blood
Pregnancy, Ectopic / blood*,  diagnosis*
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 2.7.3.2/Creatine Kinase; EC 2.7.3.2/Creatine Kinase, MB Form; EC 2.7.3.2/Creatine Kinase, MM Form

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