Journal article
What Have the New Definition of Acute Myocardial Infarction and the Introduction of Troponin Measurement Done to the Coronary Care Unit?
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of the new American College of Cardiology/European Society of Cardiology definition of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and the introduction of troponin measurement on the coronary care unit (CCU).
METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study performed in a tertiary care university hospital. All admissions to the CCU during the year before (period 1, year 2000, n = 1,134) and the year after (period 2, year …
Authors
Amit G; Gilutz H; Cafri C; Wolak A; Ilia R; Zahger D
Journal
Cardiology, Vol. 102, No. 3, pp. 171–176
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2004
DOI
10.1159/000080487
ISSN
0008-6312