Cardiac Enzyme Evaluation: Troponin
- Cardiac Muscle Injury
- Detection in Blood: 4 Hours
- Peak: 24 - 36 Hours
- Return to Normal: 5 - 14 Days
- Most Specific for Cardiac Muscle
- Treat Aggressively
Cardiac Enzyme Evaluation: Myoglobin
- Skeletal or Cardiac Muscle Injury
- Onset: 1 - 4 Hours
- Peak: 12 Hours
- Return to Normal: 24 Hours
- Elevation After 24 Hours: Reinfarction
Cardiac Enzyme Evaluation: Creatine Kinase CK-MB
- Skeletal or Cardiac Muscle Injury
- Onset: 4-8 Hours
- Peak: 12-24 Hours
- Return to Normal: 2-3 Days