Correlation of raised cord-blood CK-BB and the development of peri-intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants.
This study concerns the prognostic value of total cord-blood CK-BB activity measured with a new method in preterm infants at risk of PIVH. Twenty-six patients with gestational age less than 36 weeks were studied. The presence of PIVH was proved by either ultrasound scans or autopsy. Total CK-BB values in cord-blood of infants who developed PIVH were significantly higher than those of patients without cerebral bleeding (P less than 0.001).
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012306:Risk
D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase