Definition of omission in the AudioEnglish.org Dictionary. Meaning of omission. What does omission mean? Proper usage and pronunciation (in phonetic transcription) of the word omission. Information about omission in the AudioEnglish.org dictionary, synonyms and antonyms.
During a heart attack, heart muscle cells die due to lack of oxygen. Cardiac enzymes from the dying cells leak into the bloodstream. In addition to a heart attack, other cardiac diseases that can cause elevated cardiac enzymes include: -- heart failure, or weakness of the heart muscle. -- inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart, or pericarditis. -- inflammation of the heart muscle, or myocarditis.
Abnormally high levels of both liver enzymes show that liver cells have been damaged, but they can't tell what caused the damage. Because increased enzyme levels can be seen in other diseases (heart attack, obesity, diabetes mellitus, mononucleosis), they are just one piece of a larger puzzle.