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Cardiac Enzyme Studies
Why It Is Done
Cardiac enzyme studies are done to:
- Determine whether you are having a heart attack or a threatened heart attack (Reference unstable angina Opens New Window) if you have chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, and abnormal electrocardiography results.
- Check for injury to the heart after Reference bypass surgery Opens New Window.
- Determine if a procedure, such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or a medicine to dissolve the blockage (thrombolytic medicine) has successfully restored blood flow through a blocked coronary artery.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference August 5, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Rakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology
Reference George Philippides, MD - Cardiology |
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