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Creatine Kinase (CK) Testing: Understanding Your High and Low Results

Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD A creatine kinase (CK) test measures the levels of the enzyme in your blood.If you ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Elevations in CPK can indicate muscle damage or breakdown

Dear Dr. Roach • My husband is 68. On a blood test in a doctor’s office, he had a CPK level of 694. He walks, on average, 6 miles per day, and drinks probably two or three glasses of wine four days a ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Higher CPK levels raise concern

Dear Dr. Roach • Since 2013, my CPK has been elevated. It was 488 in September 2013, and I was told to stay on atorvastatin for high cholesterol. In December 2013, the CPK was 533, and I stopped the ...
EurekAlert!

Enzyme level linked to death after angioplasty

DALLAS, Aug. 20 – A test commonly used to diagnose heart attacks may also identify patients at increased risk of death after balloon angioplasty, according to a study in today's rapid access issue of ...
Sun Journal

Elevations in CPK can indicate muscle damage or breakdown

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is 68. On a blood test in a doctor’s office, he ...