At the age of 19, she was discovered by George Burns in Las Vegas. She appeared on The Jack Benny Show, and was soon in the movies with Pocketful of Miracles. Her first important role came in 1963 with Bye, Bye Birdie, a musical about a rock star who is drafted into the army (hmmm...).
The enzyme level continues to rise for the first 18 to 24 hours after a heart attack and slowly returns to normal after a few days. If creatine kinase is elevated, a more specific test (troponin) can help confirm the presence of a heart attack.
This test measures an enzyme in the blood. The enzyme is called creatine kinase (CK). Muscle cells make this enzyme. When muscle cells are injured or diseased, enzymes leak out of the cells and enter the bloodstream.ou have a muscle disease. If your CK level is high, the test may be repeated (as often as every 8 hours) to see if the injury is healing or getting worse. Source(s): http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_c...