heart enzyme's

i recently went to my dr and had a complete blood work performed and they results of the blood work was the my heart enzyme level was at 420 and they said that a normal level is at 125, i would like to know how dangerous this is to my heart and can treatment cure it?

please advise

mary a bishop
gooding idaho

[kenkeith]

Specifically which enzyme? Cardiac enzyme studies measure the levels of the enzyme creatine phosphokinase (CPK, CK) and the protein troponin (TnI, TnT) in the blood.


Values and units for reporting the results of cardiac enzyme tests vary considerably from lab to lab. The values listed below can be used as a general guide. Check with your lab or doctor for specific value.

Total CPK (creatine phosphokinase)  Normal:  Men:
55–170 international units per liter (IU/L).  The 120 quoted falls within the normal range so I asume that is the cardiac enzyme in quetion.  If the test was to determine heart attack damage if any:

Abnormal: CPK levels generally rise within 4 to 8 hours after a heart attack, reach their highest levels within 12 to 24 hours, then return to normal within 3 to 4 days.

Need more information!  If there was acute heart attack, there is medication to reduce the heart's workload, etc.