Why the study?
Does serum creatine phosphokinase cardiac specific isoenzyme (MB) accurately diagnose acute myocardial infarction in patients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit?
Population
100 consecutive admissions to the Coronary Care Unit
Comparison
Measurement of serum creatine phosphokinase… vs Clinical diagnosis of acute myocardial…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May aid AMI diagnosis via CPK-MB thresholds in CCU; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.
Does serum creatine phosphokinase cardiac specific isoenzyme (MB) accurately diagnose acute myocardial infarction in patients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit?
Measurement of CPK-MB provides a specific and sensitive tool for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
Varat et al. (1975) studied this question.
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