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An Indicator of Myocardial Involvement in Acute Pericarditis

Alon Marmor, MD; Ehud Grenadir, MD; Shlomo Keidar, MD; Shahin Edward, MD; Avraham Palant, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1979;139(7):819-820.

Abstract
An elevated level of the MB fraction of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) with normal serum myoglobin and normal CPK values was found in a case of acute idiopathic pericarditis. The elevated serum CPK-MB isozyme is suggested to be an indicator of myocardial involvement accompanying acute pericarditis. The normal CPK and serum myoglobin values and the pattern of rapid decrease of CPK-MB level ruled out the possibility of acute myocardial infarction.

(Arch Intern Med 139:819-820, 1979)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Cardiology, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 29, 1979.

Reprint requests to Department of Cardiology, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel (Dr Palant).

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