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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Serial measurements on serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBD) activity were made in 17 patients with acute myocardial infarction. Activities of both enzymes were measured 4-hourly from less than 12 h after the onset of chest pain until CPK activity had returned to near-normal levels. Blood was then sampled twice daily for a further 4--6 days in order to follow the decline in HBD activity. Degradation rates (KD) were calculated for both enzymes, and individual figures for KD were used in order to estimate the total cumulative release of each enzyme. We found a significant correlation between the duration (r = 0.66, P less than 0.01) and magnitude (r = 0.67, P less than 0.01) of release of the 2 enzymes, comparing different patients with one another. Duration od HBD release was 11 h greater than the duration of CPK release in 9 of the 17 patients who were suffering from cardiac failure (t = 0.01, P less than 0.02). Degradation rate (KD) for HBD was on average about one quarter of that for CPK, but there was no significant correlation between KD for the 2 enzymes. KD did not appear to be reduced in patients with cardiac failure. We conclude that the release patterns of CPK and HBD after myocardial infarction are similar, and this strengthens the case for acceptance of total enzyme release as a valid index of myocardial infarct size.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0301-4711
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
461-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Enzyme release after myocardial infarction: comparison of serial serum alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase with creatine phosphokinase levels.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article