RT Journal
A1 Mitka M
T1 NEw definition of myocardial infarction puts biomarkers front and center
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD October 17
VO 308
IS 15
SP 1511
OP 1512
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.12794
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.12794
AB 
The definition incorporates biomarker levels along with other clinical criteria for identifying spontaneous MI, MI secondary to an ischemic imbalance, and MI associated with percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The “universal” MI definition was presented August 25 at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2012 Congress held in Munich, Germany, and compiled by an expert panel representing the ESC, the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the World Heart Federation (Thygesen K et al. Circulation. doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e31826e1058 [published online August 24, 2010).