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Clinical effectiveness of the Du Pont aca measurement of creatine kinase MB in serum from patients in a coronary-care unit. 1984

M L Leroux, and J Rabson, and P R Desjardins

We evaluated the clinical effectiveness of measuring creatine kinase (CK; EC 2.7.3.2) isoenzyme MB and lactate dehydrogenase (LD; EC 1.1.1.27) isoenzymes in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. We used an agarose electrophoresis method to measure CK and LD isoenzymes and the Du Pont aca column method to measure CK-MB. Serial blood specimens were drawn from 100 patients consecutively admitted to our Coronary Care Unit. Because of the low diagnostic specificity for CK-MB measurements by both agarose electrophoresis and the discrete-analysis method, as compared with reported values, we re-evaluated our isoenzyme data by using Receiver Operating Characteristic curves. Such analysis of the data established optimal decision levels of greater than or equal to 25 U/L and greater than or equal to 18 U/L plus greater than or equal to 6% of total CK for serum CK-MB measured by the agarose electrophoresis and the aca methods, respectively, and an optimal decision level of greater than or equal to 0.92 for the ratio of LD 1/2 measured after agarose electrophoresis. At these decision levels we obtained a sensitivity of 100%, 100%, and 95% and a specificity of 94%, 92%, and 90% for CK-MB (agarose electrophoresis), CK-MB (aca), and the LD 1/2 ratio, respectively.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007527 Isoenzymes Structurally related forms of an enzyme. Each isoenzyme has the same mechanism and classification, but differs in its chemical, physical, or immunological characteristics. Alloenzyme,Allozyme,Isoenzyme,Isozyme,Isozymes,Alloenzymes,Allozymes
D007770 L-Lactate Dehydrogenase A tetrameric enzyme that, along with the coenzyme NAD+, catalyzes the interconversion of LACTATE and PYRUVATE. In vertebrates, genes for three different subunits (LDH-A, LDH-B and LDH-C) exist. Lactate Dehydrogenase,Dehydrogenase, L-Lactate,Dehydrogenase, Lactate,L Lactate Dehydrogenase
D009203 Myocardial Infarction NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION). Cardiovascular Stroke,Heart Attack,Myocardial Infarct,Cardiovascular Strokes,Heart Attacks,Infarct, Myocardial,Infarction, Myocardial,Infarctions, Myocardial,Infarcts, Myocardial,Myocardial Infarctions,Myocardial Infarcts,Stroke, Cardiovascular,Strokes, Cardiovascular
D003325 Coronary Care Units The hospital unit in which patients with acute cardiac disorders receive intensive care. Care Unit, Coronary,Care Units, Coronary,Coronary Care Unit,Unit, Coronary Care,Units, Coronary Care
D003402 Creatine Kinase A transferase that catalyzes formation of PHOSPHOCREATINE from ATP + CREATINE. The reaction stores ATP energy as phosphocreatine. Three cytoplasmic ISOENZYMES have been identified in human tissues: the MM type from SKELETAL MUSCLE, the MB type from myocardial tissue and the BB type from nervous tissue as well as a mitochondrial isoenzyme. Macro-creatine kinase refers to creatine kinase complexed with other serum proteins. Creatine Phosphokinase,ADP Phosphocreatine Phosphotransferase,ATP Creatine Phosphotransferase,Macro-Creatine Kinase,Creatine Phosphotransferase, ATP,Kinase, Creatine,Macro Creatine Kinase,Phosphocreatine Phosphotransferase, ADP,Phosphokinase, Creatine,Phosphotransferase, ADP Phosphocreatine,Phosphotransferase, ATP Creatine
D004587 Electrophoresis, Agar Gel Electrophoresis in which agar or agarose gel is used as the diffusion medium. Electrophoresis, Agarose Gel,Agar Gel Electrophoresis,Agarose Gel Electrophoresis,Gel Electrophoresis, Agar,Gel Electrophoresis, Agarose
D004796 Clinical Enzyme Tests Analyses for a specific enzyme activity, or of the level of a specific enzyme that is used to assess health and disease risk, for early detection of disease or disease prediction, diagnosis, and change in disease status. Enzyme Tests, Clinical,Clinical Enzyme Test,Enzyme Test, Clinical,Test, Clinical Enzyme,Tests, Clinical Enzyme
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001322 Autoanalysis Method of analyzing chemicals using automation. Autoanalyses

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