To those who have been told their "CK (creatine kinase) is high" during a health checkup: What a laboratory technician wants ...

CPK is an enzyme found mainly in the muscles, but is also present in the heart and brain. In general terms, when CPK levels are found to be substantially and persistently elevated (as in this patient) ...

A creatine kinase (CK) test measures the levels of the enzyme in your blood. If you have high CK levels, this can be a sign of damage to the muscles, heart, or brain. A doctor may order a CK test if ...

From time to time, a patient taking a statin is found to have an elevated creatine kinase (CK) that does not normalize when the statin is withdrawn and does not seem to be associated with symptoms.

Dear Dr. Roach: Since 2013, my CPK has been elevated. It was 488 in September 2013, and I was told to stay on atorvastatin for high cholesterol. In December 2013, the CPK was 533, and I stopped the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband is 68. On a blood test in a doctor’s office, he had a CPK level of 694. He walks, on average, 6 miles per day, and drinks probably two or three glasses of wine four days a ...