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 CPK result, or one that goes up from the first test to the second one or later samples, usually indicates there has been some recent muscle damage.... Creatine phosphokinase or, 'CPK,' is an enzyme found in high concentrations in a person's muscles where it facilitates a person's muscle contraction.PK is also referred to as, 'creatine kinase,' or, 'CK.' A doctor might check a person's CPK when they are concerned a person has experienced muscle damage or breakdown. In a rare condition called, 'rhabdomyolysis,' extreme muscle breakdown floods a person's blood with CPK and additional chemicals in their muscle cells.