title: [Relationship between serum C-reactive protein and creatine kinase isoenzyme in acute myocardial infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between serum c-reactive protein(CRP) and creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB) in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
  
  
  METHODS
  We assessed the serum CK-MB and CRP concentration in 52 patients with definite AMI at different time after their infarction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  12 hours after infarction there were 100% and 44.2% patients with positive results in CK-MB and CRP respectively, and 48 hours are 57.7% and 86.5%. By continuous observation we found that the peaks of CK-MB and CRP occurred respectively at 12 hours and 48 hours after infarction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is suggested that as a diagnostic marker CRP is superior to CK-MB in sabacent myocardial infarction patients.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007527:Isoenzymes; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D003402:Creatine Kinase