TY  - JOUR
T1  - NEw definition of myocardial infarction puts biomarkers front and center
AU  - Mitka M
Y1  - 2012/10/17
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.12794
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1511
EP  - 1512
VL  - 308
IS  - 15
N2  - 
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).

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.12794
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.12794
ER  -