PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shaun Senter
AU  - Gary S. Francis
TI  - A new, precise definition of acute myocardial infarction
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.75a.08092
DP  - 2009 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 159--166
VI  - 76
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/3/159.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/3/159.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2009 Mar 01; 76
AB  - Several international cardiovascular societies have revised their diagnostic criteria for acute myocardial infarction (MI) (J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 50:2173-2188). The cornerstone of diagnosis remains a high level of clinical suspicion, serial electrocardiograms, and troponin levels. This article reviews the new definition and the appropriate clinical tools necessary to diagnose acute MI accurately.