title: [Muscle enzymes in differential diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and rhabdomyolysis. Evaluation of the parameter creatine kinase isoenzyme MB index (CKMB index)].
abstract: Both serum creatine kinase activity (CK) and creatine kinase isoenzyme MB mass concentration (CKMB) may be elevated in patients with either skeletal muscle damage or myocardial infarction. In a prospective study we evaluated the parameter CKMB index in discriminating these different events in 70 hospitalised patients with elevated CK-values, of whom 38 satisfied the WHO criteria for acute myocardial infarction. The sensitivity and specificity of the index for diagnosing myocardial infarction with various cut-off values between negative and positive tests are presented. A maximal CKMB index in a series of blood samples exceeding 5.0 is diagnostic of myocardial infarction, while a maximal value lower than 3.0 virtually excludes this diagnosis. An index of more than 3.0 in a single test makes rhabdomyolysis improbable and is strongly indicative of acute myocardial infarction. We conclude that CKMB index may be a valuable diagnostic tool in the differential diagnosis of myocardial infarction versus muscle damage.
authors.affiliation: Medisinsk avdeling, Vestfold Sentralsykehus, Tønsberg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hjelmesaeth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marstein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase
vernacular_title: Muskelenzymer i differensialdiagnostikken mellom akutt hjerteinfarkt og rabdomyolyse. En evaluering av parameteren kreatinkinase-isoenzym MB-indeks (CKMB-indeks).