CARDIAC ENZYMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CESAREAN-SECTION
CARDIAC ENZYMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CESAREAN-SECTION
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DOI:
10.1007/bf03010571
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发表时间:
1995-01-01
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通讯作者:
BAKER, T
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作者:
ROSS, RM;BAKER, T
Some of the changes reported in the ECG of parturients undergoing Caesarean section are suggestive of myocardial ischaemia. This study determined serum CK total and the isoenzyme CK-MB levels in 21 patients during and after Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia. Twenty patients complained of chest pain, discomfort and pressure, while 12 had ST segmental depression. Although the total CK activity in ten patients was elevated, CK-MB activity in all patients was negative. The electrocardiographic changes were rate-related and occurred at the time pressure was placed upon the upper abdomen and lower thoracic cage by the surgeon to facilitate Caesarean delivery. The data from this study demonstrate that no myocardial injury as measured by CK-MB activity occurs in parturients undergoing Caesarean delivery despite the complaint of chest pain, discomfort and pressure, and ST changes in the ECG.