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.
An elevated CK level on a blood test usually needs further evaluation and testing. If a person is experiencing chest pain and CK-MB is high, it can be a sign of heart damage due to heart attack. This elevation is usually transient and returns to normal in a few days.ome normal people have creatine kinase levels that are consistently higher than normal. This is more common in African-Americans, bodybuilders, and people with large, bulky muscles. Elevated CK levels are also more common in certain families.