Question 1

what will cause elevated heart enzymes besides a heart attack?

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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 2

can you let me know how many hrs does heart enzymes stay elevated after a heart attack?

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Heart attack : Troponin rises minimum8hrs and can stay up for a week. CPK rises in 2-3hrs. Canbe up a few days.

Question 3

what could have caused my elevated heart 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 4

how will high elevated heart enzymes effect an aortic dissection? my daddy has an decending aortic dissection that is 5.4cm and very very very close to his spine, so close they are trying extremely hard every way they can not to have to do surgery. he has

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Most : Most current "heart enzyme" tests are very specific for heart damage (troponin), although there are older tests which are used less frequently which can be elevated in the setting of other muscle damage (ckmb, myoglobin). I would start by finding out which test exactly is abnormal. If it is indeed an elevated level of "troponin" then this typically indicates heart damage which can then be caused by either undue strain on the heart, or most commonly by low blood flow to the heart muscle which causes some of the cells to die off and release the enzyme. We know that many people with cardiovascular disease have issues in more than one area, so if you father has an aortic dissection, there is a good chance that he also has coronary artery disease which would increase his risk for surgery further. I would encourage you to sit down and talk with your father's physician and ask some of these same questions face to face and obtain some specific answers relating to you father's condition.

Question 5

i was told last sun. in the emergency room @wesley med center that i had a heart attack, and my heart enzymes were elevated. i have a prescription for metoprolol and for tri mix (for e.d.) can i take my tri mix to have sex with my wife safely?

Accepted Answer

: I think you see a cardiologist for accurate diagnosis,advice &amp;appropriate treatment. Normally after a coronary event with heart muscle damage wel recommend no exertion for a period of time depending upon the degree of damage. Since trimix can cause dropping of blood pressure you shouldn't get this until your cardiac condition is considered stable. Often we perform a limited stress test first.

Question 6

have episodes of normal hr until i stand & hr goes from 72 up to 110-134 & remains elevated until i sit or lay, also lightheaded, blurred vision, heart palps, and anxiety. fatigue afterward. pots? normal ecg/ekg, cardiac enzymes, echo, lab, & chest x?

Accepted Answer

: What does your BP do?  Check the device measuring heart rate by checking pulse your self. Ddi they do tilt test for POTS?  Go to Tulane.

Question 7

ast level was 8 (normal 15-37). all other blood results are normal. even heart enzymes. what can cause this?

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Normal: Just because the normal range is listed as 15-37, an AST value of 8 is nothing to be concerned about.
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Question 8

if heart enzymes are high in blood work, what does it mean?

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Depends: Which "heart enzymes" and when they are noted to be how high are all potentially important markers of underlying disease and prognosis.  Although there are some patient who "normally" have high cardiac enzymes, these blood tests are the ones doctors usually use to indicate heart muscle damage, and thus make a diagnosis of myocardial infarction, or "heart attack", versus ischemia (without damage).

Question 9

if heart enzymes are high in blood work does that mean disease?

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Tissue damage: These enzymes are contained within the muscle cells.  Some are specific for the heart.  Others are seen in all kinds of muscles, not just cardiac.  When these muscle cells are injured they spill their contents into the blood stream, allowing us to measure them.  Thus, elevated levels indicate tissue damage of some sort.

Question 10

heart missing beat every 6 -10 sec. heart enzymes, thyroid neg. pot levels normal. going 2 weeks, dr send me home but not better. no meds.

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See cardiologist.: may need a holter monitor to wear for 24 hrs to help properly dx any possible serious condition.

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What will cause elevated heart enzymes besides a heart attack?

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Can you let me know how many hrs does heart enzymes stay elevated after a heart attack?

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What could have caused my elevated heart enzymes?

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How will high elevated heart enzymes effect an aortic dissection? my daddy has an decending aortic dissection that is 5.4cm and very very very close to his spine, so close they are trying extremely hard every way they can not to have to do surgery. he has

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I was told last sun. in the emergency room @wesley med center that i had a heart attack, and my heart enzymes were elevated. i have a prescription for metoprolol and for tri mix (for e.d.) can i take my tri mix to have sex with my wife safely?

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Have episodes of normal hr until i stand & hr goes from 72 up to 110-134 & remains elevated until i sit or lay, also lightheaded, blurred vision, heart palps, and anxiety. fatigue afterward. pots? normal ecg/ekg, cardiac enzymes, echo, lab, & chest x?

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Ast level was 8 (normal 15-37). all other blood results are normal. even heart enzymes. what can cause this?

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If heart enzymes are high in blood work, what does it mean?

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If heart enzymes are high in blood work does that mean disease?

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Heart missing beat every 6 -10 sec. heart enzymes, thyroid neg. pot levels normal. going 2 weeks, dr send me home but not better. no meds.

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