title: Evaluation of serum creatine kinase as a diagnostic marker for tubal pregnancy.
abstract: Forty women comprising of 20 each in study and control groups had their serum creatine kinase (CK) estimated. The study subjects were proven cases of ectopic pregnancy and the controls were either medical termination of pregnancy seekers or antenatal cases matched for gestational age and with a confirmed intrauterine pregnancy. Total serum creatine kinase levels were found to be significantly higher in the study group i.e. 34.15 +/- 1.17 IU/L compared to the controls 18.72 +/- 1.25 (p < 0.001). Creatine kinase is estimated routinely in cardiac patients even on an emergency basis. Our findings indicate that when in doubt the test could be used as a marker for the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Ganguly
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D003402:Creatine Kinase