Normal range and prevention of high myocardial enzymes in children

Children have weaker resistance and are more likely to catch colds. Many careful parents found that some values ​​in their children's myocardial enzyme test results were slightly higher than the reference values, and the doctors explained that this was normal. So, what is the normal range of myocardial enzymes? If it exceeds the normal value, how should we prevent and deal with it? Today, the editor will introduce to you the normal range of high myocardial enzymes in children and prevention methods.

Examination of myocardial enzymes is mainly used to determine myocardial ischemia and necrosis or cell membrane permeability. Clinically, its activity increases to varying degrees in cases of acute myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy and skeletal muscle injury.

1. What is the cause of high myocardial enzyme in children?

When healthy children are tested for myocardial enzyme spectrum, the test results often show an upward arrow, which means that the test index is slightly higher than the reference value. Why is this?

According to experts, since the current normal range of myocardial enzyme testing for children is based on adult standards, a slight increase in certain indicators in myocardial enzyme testing has no clinical significance if there are no corresponding symptoms and signs.

In recent years, many medical institutions have conducted statistical analysis on the high myocardial enzyme spectrum in children, and domestic and foreign literature has also reached a clear conclusion: the myocardial enzyme spectrum values ​​of children are generally higher than those of adults, and the younger the age, the higher the myocardial enzyme spectrum.

2. Standard range of myocardial enzymes in children

Myocardial enzymes: These enzymes increase to varying degrees after myocardial damage or necrosis.

Among them, CK-MB and LDH1 have the highest specificity. Currently, the normal values ​​of myocardial enzyme spectrum are mostly based on adult standards, while the normal values ​​of children are higher than those of adults. Therefore, do not think that a child has myocarditis if his/her myocardial enzyme spectrum value increases. Since there are many factors that affect the myocardial enzyme spectrum, many hospitals use the measurement of cardiac troponin to assist in the diagnosis of myocarditis. The myocardial enzyme spectrum of most children is 2 to 3 times the normal reference value.

Myocardial enzyme spectrum refers to a group of enzymes related to myocardial injury. Currently, most domestic hospitals test myocardial enzymes including LDH, CK-MB, α-HBDH, and GOT. This group of related enzymes has a certain auxiliary effect in diagnosing myocardial injury in children.

Children's myocardial enzyme spectrum values ​​are generally higher than those of adults, and the younger the age, the higher the myocardial enzyme spectrum. The reference values ​​of myocardial enzyme spectrum for children are:

1. Creatine kinase: (115±82)U/L;

2. Creatine kinase isoenzyme (19±13) U/L;

3. Aspartate aminotransferase (32±15) U/L;

4. Lactate dehydrogenase (263±113) U/L;

5. α-Hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (246±114) U/L.

High myocardial enzymes are generally caused by myocardial damage, which may be caused by viral infection or ischemia and hypoxia. It is recommended to seek treatment as soon as possible.

In addition, children should also eat more fruits on a regular basis, such as apples, bananas, hawthorns, etc. Apples can promote the production of body fluids and quench thirst, harmonize the spleen and stop diarrhea; bananas can clear away heat and moisten the intestines, lower blood pressure and prevent hemorrhoidal bleeding; hawthorn can dilate blood vessels, lower blood lipids, strengthen and regulate the myocardium, and prevent coronary artery sclerosis.

After reading the editor’s introduction on why children’s myocardial enzymes are high and how to treat them, I believe that parents must have different degrees of understanding. When a newborn is found to have symptoms of high myocardial enzymes, you can make slight adjustments according to the dietary methods introduced by the editor above. I wish the children a speedy recovery and a beautiful and happy life.