CREATINE KINASE –MB(CK-MB)

Description

  • 0-5ng/ml

Clinical significance

  • Creatine Kinase MB is an enzyme found primarily in heart muscles. CK-MB is one of the three forms of enzyme creatine kinase (CK). The three forms include CK MM ( found in skeletal muscles and heart), CK MB(found mostly in heart, small amount in skeletal muscles) CK BB( found in brain and smooth muscles )
  • CK MB test is used to determine whether pain is due to heart damage or is more likely to be related to skeletal muscle injury.

When to get tested

  • When a person has chest pain and to determine if the pain is due to heart attack.
  • To detect a second heart attack that occurs shortly after the first.

Elevated level

  • Heart Attack
  • Ischemia
  • Kidney failure

Decreased level

Profile

Cardiac

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