Location: Cuyahoga County, Greater Cleveland, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America; Population: 18,800; Latitude: 41Â° 31' 9.2 (41.5192Â°) north; Longitude: 81Â° 27' 28.4 (81.4579Â°) west; Elevation: 1,089 feet (332 meters)
If your doctor says you have high enzymes, he is referring to an elevated liver enzyme level. High enzymes in your liver indicate damage to the cells or inflammation in your liver. Inflamed liver cells leak higher-than-normal amounts of liver enzymes into the bloodstream. This results in higher-than-normal enzyme level on your blood test. Several diseases result from high enzyme levels.
Elevated Liver Enzymes Definition and Symptoms. Elevated liver enzymes is an abnormal amount of the enzymes usually found in the liver. There are multiple causes of elevated liver enzymes, some of the most common are heart failure, consuming alcohol, obesity, hepatitis A, and certain drugs used to control cholesterol.