2,3-butanediol in experimental myocardial ischaemia in pigs.

To investigate the role of 2,3-butanediol in myocardial ischaemia we analysed this compound in pig's myocardium and blood. Ischaemia was induced by ligation of a coronary artery. In the first study we found significantly higher levels of 2,3-butanediol in the homogenate of ischaemic myocardium than in non-ischaemic myocardium.

Early appearance of 2,3-butanediol in acute myocardial infarction. A new marker for ischaemia?

In 28 patients with acute myocardial infarction, the release pattern of 2,3-butanediol (BD), a product of intermediary metabolism, and creatine kinase activity (CK) in blood were compared. Whereas CK at entry was low in all patients, the BD level was elevated in 18 (64%). However, BD returned to normal levels during the next 24 h whereas CK increased.