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Review
. 2004 Jun;90(6):603-9.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.038679.

British Cardiac Society Working Group on the definition of myocardial infarction

K A A Fox  1 , J Birkhead, R Wilcox, C Knight, J Barth; British Cardiac Society Working Group
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Review

British Cardiac Society Working Group on the definition of myocardial infarction

K A A Fox et al. Heart. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

The British Cardiac Society commissioned this report to help address inconsistencies in the terminology for acute coronary syndromes and wide variations in the threshold for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) depending on the assay performed, the precision, and the sensitivity. In addition, several publications have highlighted potential problems with the application of the European Society of Cardiology(ESC)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) consensus document published in 2000. A revision process has been initiated under the guidance of the ESC, the ACC, and the American Heart Association (AHA). The purpose of this report is to help inform the next revision of the ESC/ACC/AHA guidelines for the diagnosis of MI.

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Spectrum of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). CK, creatine kinase; LV, left ventricular; Tn, troponin. *Risk of death is from hospitalisation to six months.
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Comment in

  • Definition of acute coronary syndrome.
    Findlay IN, Cunningham AD. Findlay IN, et al. Heart. 2005 Jul;91(7):857-9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.052795. Heart. 2005. PMID: 15958343 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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