Creatine kinase myocardial type

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

CK-MB; Creatine kinase-MB

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Standard value: In plasma and serum the value is < 6% of the creatine kinase standard value, or < 25 U/l.

Pathologically elevated: in case of a fresh myocardial infarction
, macro-CK feigns a high level of CK-MB:

Type I: results from binding of CK-BB (brain type) to specific antibodies, has no clinical significance.

Type-II: mitochondrial CK in ogliomeric form, is significantly less frequent than type I, often occurs in advanced liver and tumour diseases.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer