Myocardial damage after D.C. countershock: myoglobin and CK-MB radioimmunoassay evaluation.
After D.C. countershock to terminate cardiac arrhythmias, in 3 out of 8 patients studied, an increase in both plasma myoglobin (Mb) and CK-MB (assessed by radioimmunoassay) was found. In 2 patients there was an increase of only plasma Mb and in 1 an increase of only CK-MB. In 2 cases no increase of either parameters was found. It is suggested that the radioimmunoassay technique for measuring Mb and CK-MB might have a greater reliability than other techniques for the detection of myocardial damage.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000097:blood* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000628:therapy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000097:blood*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
D007527:Isoenzymes; D009211:Myoglobin; D003402:Creatine Kinase