Cardiac Enzyme Studies

Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase (LDH), CK (Creatine Kinase), CPK (Creatine Phosphokinase), Creatine Kinase (CK), Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK), Creatine Phosphokinase-MB Isoenzyme (CPK-MB), Heart Attack Enzymes, LDH-1 (Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes)

References

Other Works Consulted

  • Chernecky CC, Berger BJ, eds. (2004). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  • Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2004). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Handbook of Diagnostic Tests (2003). 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2002). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 2nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby.


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Author: Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Robin Parks, MS
Last Updated: September 13, 2007
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology

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