Dear Liz
As I remember it, Afro-caribbeans have much higher total CK levels than Europoids and they can be high enough to mimick myocardial infarction. There must be some publications on this so, perhaps, someone can help Liz with chapter and verse. However, the value you quote could be normal for him.
Lars Breimer
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From: Elizabeth Mac Namara [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 06 August 2000 17:37
To: ACB-list
Subject: Unexpected high CK
I was wondering if you could help me I was refered a patient on whom his
GP did a CK toal for somewhat spurious reasons and found it to be high
about 3000 (about twenty times our upper limit of normal). He is
essentially normal otherwise. Originally I was sure he would turn out to
be a body builder or heavy manual worker. Al clues have been negative it
is all muscualr in origin. He has no complaints, originally from
Trinidad but has lived and worked in Canada for more than 10 years. He
is 56 years of age and while he used to work out and play active sports
he has not had this sort of activity for some years. I would appreciate
any help you could give me especially if I am missing something very
obvious.
Elizabeth Mac Namara
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