Although findings have suggested that patients with high creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) levels after CABG surgery have an increased mortality risk, further studies with standardized enzyme assays and ...

Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD A creatine kinase test is a blood test that measures levels of an enzyme called creatine kinase. This enzyme supports energy production in the body and is ...

Results of a Phase 1/2a gene therapy clinical trial in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) revealed a significant decrease in levels of serum creatine kinase, an enzyme biomarker ...

Physical exercise or strenuous sporting activities can increase blood creatine kinase (CK) levels—something to bear in mind in patients with suspected statin-associated muscle symptoms. In their ...

Blazar also noted having a serum creatine kinase level greater than 10,000 U/L was a specific predictor for poor outcomes.

Your doctor may recommend the creatine phosphokinase (CPK) test if there's a need to measure CPK enzyme levels in your blood. The cells in your body require this creatine kinase enzyme to generate ...

Some patients presenting with pneumonia have elevated CK levels. What is the pathophysiology behind this, and does this finding have any clinical relevance?

Two days later the creatine kinase level was decreased to 7793 U/L, serum myoglobin was decreased to 5227 IU/L, SGOT was decreased to 324 IU/L, and serum creatinine was decreased to 0.8 mg/dL.

Serum creatine kinase levels and rash grade. Two hundred and seventy-eight patients with available CK measurements were included in the analysis. The highest CK level on study was selected for ...