title: [Determination of creatine kinase and CK-MB in heart failure (author's transl)].
abstract: Serum activity of creatine kinase and creatine kinase-MB have been investigated in 129 patients of various etiology in overt heart failure. Elevations in CK-MB were found in 19 patients, most frequently in patients with inflammatory heart disease. We found no correlation between CK-MB activity in serum and the severity of heart failure. CK-MB elevation in patients with chronic heart failure may be interpreted as a sign of progressive as well as regressive processes in the myocardium.
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000201:enzymology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000201:enzymology; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000201:enzymology; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000201:enzymology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000201:enzymology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase
vernacular_title: Bestimmung der Creatinkinase und des Isoenzyms Creatinkinase-MB bei Herzinsuffizienz.