Journal article
Health Outcomes Categorized by Current and Previous Definitions of Acute Myocardial Infarction in an Unselected Cohort of Troponin-Naïve Emergency Department Patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In a population originally classified for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by the World Health Organization (WHO) definition, we compared the health outcomes after retrospectively reclassifying with the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology (ESC/ACC) AMI definition, using the peak cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations. The health outcomes were based on the WHO definition and occurred in an era …
Authors
Kavsak PA; MacRae AR; Palomaki GE; Newman AM; Ko DT; Lustig V; Tu JV; Jaffe AS
Journal
Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 52, No. 11, pp. 2028–2035
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
November 1, 2006
DOI
10.1373/clinchem.2006.073403
ISSN
0009-9147
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAmerican Heart AssociationBiomarkersCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalEmergency Service, HospitalEuropeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOntarioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTroponin IWorld Health Organization