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.
A small amount of blood is taken from a vein in your arm with a needle. The blood is collected in tubes and sent to a lab. Ask your healthcare provider when and how you will get the result of your test. Some of the reasons your CK level may be higher than normal are: You have had a heart attack in the past 72 hours.