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SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Objective: The present study seeks to find a way to quickly and correctly differentiate myocardial infarction from unstable angina by measuring the creatine kinase-MB/creatine phosphokinase ratio and comparing in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction ...
Hassan Motamed +3 more
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Historical data on cardiovascular health in Surinamese men
BMC Research Notes, 2018 Objectives Cardiovascular risk factor burden was recently reported to be high in the Caribbean country Suriname. However, historical data for comparison were lacking.
Lizzy M. Brewster, Jules Brewster
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare, fatal antipsychotic-induced idiosyncratic reaction characterised by hyperthermia, altered consciousness, autonomic instability and rigidity with elevated creatine kinase levels and leukocytosis.
Siddiqa Ozaal, Gaya Katulanda
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Creatine Kinase and Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review
Medical Sciences, 2019 Background: Hypertension is a main risk factor for premature death. Although blood pressure is a complex trait, we have shown that the activity of the ATP-generating enzyme creatine kinase (CK) is a significant predictor of blood pressure and of failure ...
L. M. Brewster +2 more
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Creatine kinase in energy metabolic signaling in muscle [PDF]
, 2007 There has been much debate on the mechanism of regulation of mitochondrial ATP synthesis to balance ATP consumption during changing cardiac workloads. A key role of creatine kinase (CK) isoenzymes in this regulation of oxidative phosphorylation and in ...
Johannes H. G. M. van Beek, Olav Kongas
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Cardiac biomarkers by point-of-care testing - back to the future? [PDF]
, 2020 The measurement of the cardiac troponins (cTn), cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) are integral to the management of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
Collinson, P
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High Creatine Kinase (CK)-MB and Lactate Dehydrogenase in the Absence of Myocardial Injury or Infarction: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2014 Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a life threatening condition that needs emergency diagnosis and early treatment in the emergency room. Rapid laboratory testing for creatine kinase (CK)-MB greatly revolutionized the diagnosis and management of acute ...
Nasrollah Maghamipour, Naser Safaie
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SERUM CREATINE KINASE ACTIVITY IN THYROID DYSFUNCTION [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2003 The serum activity of creatine kinase was determined in 52 patients with hypothyroidism (19 males and 33 females), 110 patients with hyperthyroidism (27 males and 83 females) and 187 control subjects (47 males and 140 females).
Yasin A. Baqir
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022 Introduction: Major cases of poisoning are associated with organophosphates. Cholinergic effects and an intermediate phase seen with organophosphate poisoning may implicate myopathy. Creatine kinase is a marker of muscle tissue damage.
Saru Twayana +6 more
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Fish Oil Supplementation Reduces Markers of Oxidative Stress But Not Muscle Soreness After Eccentric Exercise [PDF]
, 2014 Peer ...
Chappell, Andrew John +4 more
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