Journal article
The impact of the ESC/ACC redefinition of myocardial infarction and new sensitive troponin assays on the frequency of acute myocardial infarction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has increased due to the recent definitions, but the magnitude of this effect using contemporary highly sensitive troponin assays is unclear. The objective of this study is to compare the diagnosis of AMI using a contemporary troponin I (cTnI) biomarker and the 2003 American Heart Association (AHA) case definition with diagnoses made using the 1994 World Health Organization MONICA …
Authors
Kavsak PA; MacRae AR; Lustig V; Bhargava R; Vandersluis R; Palomaki GE; Yerna M-J; Jaffe AS
Journal
American Heart Journal, Vol. 152, No. 1, pp. 118–125
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.ahj.2005.09.022
ISSN
0002-8703