Serum enzyme levels in diagnosis of postoperative myocardial infarction.
The levels of creatine kinase, hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase, and aspartate transaminase have been serially measured in the serum of patients undergoing surgery. Serum enzyme levels often rose to a range commonly found after myocardial infarction but fell to normal within 5-10 days. Raised serum enzyme levels have no diagnostic significance in a case of postoperative chest pain until after the fifth postoperative day, but may be significant thereafter.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006884:Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors
D006884:Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D003402:Creatine Kinase