Publications by authors named "Ruiguo Hu"
Pract Lab Med
November 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how an unusually high ratio of creatine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB) to total creatine kinase (CK) may indicate the presence of cancer, despite CK and CK-MB being primarily used to diagnose heart issues like acute myocardial infarction.
- Researchers analyzed patients with CK-MB levels exceeding total CK, collecting data on demographics, clinical characteristics, and laboratory results.
- Results showed that over 44% of patients with a high CK-MB/CK ratio had malignancies, with the highest ratios found in patients with colorectal and prostate cancer, suggesting this ratio could serve as a useful biomarker for cancer detection.
