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CardiacEnzymesReview
Cardiacenzymes(a.k.a.cardiacbiomarkers)includemyoglobin,troponinandcreatinekinase.
Historically,LDH(lactatedehydrogenase)wasusedaswellhoweverisnonspecific.Cardiac
enzymesarereleasedintothecirculationwhenmyocardialnecrosisoccursasseeninmyocardial
infarction.
Myoglobin:Myoglobinisreleasedintocirculationwithanydamagetomuscletissue,including
myocardialnecrosis.Sinceskeletalmusclecontainsmyoglobin,thismeasurementinquitenon
specificformyocardialinfarctions.Thebenefitlaysinthefactthatadetectableincreaseisseenonly
30minutesafterinjuryoccurs,unliketroponinandcreatinekinasewhichcantake34hours.
Troponin:TheenzymestroponinIandtroponinTarenormalproteinsimportantinthecontractile
apparatusofthecardiacmyocyte.Theyarereleasedintothecirculationabout34hoursafter
myocardialinfarctionandarestilldetectablefor10daysafterwards.Thelonghalflifeallowsforthe
latediagnosisofmyocardialinfarction,howevermakesitdifficulttodetectreinfarctionascanoccur
inacutestentthrombosisafterpercutaneouscoronaryintervention.Thereareanumbercausesof
troponinelevationnotrelatedtomyocardialinfarction,howevertroponinelevationismuchmore
sensitivethanmyoglobinandevenCK.
Creatinekinase(CK):Creatinekinase(a.k.a.creatinephosphokinaseorCPK)isamuscle
enzymewhichexistsasisoenzymes.TheMBtypeisspecifictomyocardialcellswhileMMandBB
arespecifictoskeletalmuscleandbraintissuerespectively.TheCKlevelwillincrease
approximately34hoursafteramyocardialinfarctionandstayselevatedfor34days.Thismakesit
usefulforthedetectionofreinfarctioninthe410daytimewindowaftertheinitialinsultsince
troponinremainselevatedfor10daysmakingitlessusefulforthispurpose.
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1.Braunwald'sHeartDisease:ATextbookofCardiovascularMedicine
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