title: Increased CK-BB concentrations in serum following cardiac surgery.
abstract: We measured the BB isoenzyme of creatine kinase by a specific radioimmunoassay in the serum of 47 patients following cardiac surgery. A sharp increase in CK-BB occurred immediately after surgery, with rapid return to baseline by the fourth post-operative day. This data, along with other reports in the literature, suggest that CK-BB is released into the circulation following myocardial insult.
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000097:blood*; D007700:Kinetics; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase