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Year : 1979  |  Volume : 25  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 52-56  

Serum lactic dehydrogenase isoenzymes and serum hydroxy butyric dehydrogenase in myocardial infarction

DS Kanekar, PN Sawant, Saroj P Taskar 
 Cordiovascular and Thoracic Centre, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Bombay 400012, India

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D S Kanekar
Cordiovascular and Thoracic Centre, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Bombay 400012
India

Total serum lactate dehydrogenase activity in cases of myocar­dial infarct is difficult to interpret as abnormal values can occur in diseases of liver, kidney and skeletal muscle. The estimation of its isoenzymes is of better diagnostic help because of its tissue specificity. Serum LDH isoenzymes were studied in patients o f myocardial infarction and results are quantitated by densitometry. As LDH 1 represents serum hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase when 2-oxylbutyrate is used as substrate, serum hydroxybutyric dehydro­genase was also estimated in above patients. Greater specificity in diagnosis is achieved with SHBDH because of its myocardial nature and lower incidence of false positive results.


How to cite this article:
Kanekar D S, Sawant P N, Taskar SP. Serum lactic dehydrogenase isoenzymes and serum hydroxy butyric dehydrogenase in myocardial infarction.J Postgrad Med 1979;25:52-56


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Kanekar D S, Sawant P N, Taskar SP. Serum lactic dehydrogenase isoenzymes and serum hydroxy butyric dehydrogenase in myocardial infarction. J Postgrad Med [serial online] 1979 [cited 2023 Mar 23 ];25:52-56
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