RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A new, precise definition of acute myocardial infarction
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 159
OP 166
DO 10.3949/ccjm.75a.08092
VO 76
IS 3
A1 Senter, Shaun
A1 Francis, Gary S.
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/3/159.abstract
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.