Question 1

what is the definition or description of: cardiac enzymes?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac enzyme: Troponins are muscle enzymes that can be measured in the blood to detect muscle damage in the heart  like with a heart attack. When the muscle is damaged the enzymes leak from the cells.

Question 2

what are cardiac enzymes?

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Lab markers : Used to detect heart muscle damage.

Question 3

what are the normal levels for cardiac enzymes?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Varies based on type of test (assay) being used which is normal values accompany results for reference.

Question 4

what causes cardiac enzymes to become elevated?

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Enzymes: The stock answer is myocardial cell damage or death causes release and elevation of the enzymes. Cardiac enzymes are supposed to be very specific, in practice not quite so much..

Question 5

what are probably causes for increase in cardiac enzymes?

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Heart attack: Cardiac enzymes are for the most part muscle enzymes and can be elevated by anything that causes problems with muscle. The more cardiac specific enzymes will be less bothered but none are perfect. One would have to know what was going on before your enzymes were drawn to speculate what might have happened, including lab error.

Question 6

my cardiac enzymes are elevated after doing heavy work. should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Enzymes: Talk to your doctor, the enzymes elevated don't always mean heart damage. Your doctor can help work through why they are elevated and try to be sure your heart isn't the cause.

Question 7

what can cause st depressions. my cardiac enzymes are normal.

Accepted Answer

ECG: ST segment depression can occur for many reasons,inc without significant disease,however planar or flat ST depression especially if new is considered a pretty good indicator of ischaemia(oxygen lack)

Question 8

i had some blood work done for cardiac enzymes and had to be restuck several times due to the blood thickening. what causes this to happen.

Accepted Answer

Poor stick: In blood drawing, a proper needle insertion into the vein is ever important, and when done correctly, then blood flows freely into the collection tube.  When the stick is not properly done, the blood return is slow allowing the clotting mechanism to cascade into the blood thickening, also known as a clot.  There is nothing wrong with you; rather, the one drawing the blood is the problem.

Question 9

what are causes of raised cardiac enzymes and chest pain?

Accepted Answer

Heart attack: The most important condition to rule out would be a heart attack.

Question 10

slightly elevated  cardiac enzymes but perfect  ekg what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Enzymes: Slightly elevated enzymes with normal ECG may mean nothing much is going on. Don't have enough information but enzyme tests are a tool not a be all/end all. What do the doctors taking care of you think?

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