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Review
. 2013 Dec;80(12):777-86.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12158.

Third universal definition of myocardial infarction: update, caveats, differential diagnoses

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Third universal definition of myocardial infarction: update, caveats, differential diagnoses

David M Tehrani et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2013 Dec.
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Abstract

Updated definitions of myocardial infarction (MI) reflect research on measuring cardiac troponin to diagnose MI. Elevations of this biomarker indicate cardiac injury but not always an acute coronary syndrome. Clinical judgment is needed to interpret increasingly sensitive biomarker assays appropriately. Here, we review the new MI definitions and the various causes of elevated troponin to enable physicians to differentiate acute coronary syndromes from other conditions.

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  • Problems with myocardial infarction definitions (DECEMBER 2013).
    Antonios S. Antonios S. Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 Mar;81(3):139. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.81c.03001. Cleve Clin J Med. 2014. PMID: 24591466 No abstract available.
  • In reply.
    Tehrani DM, Seto AH. Tehrani DM, et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 Mar;81(3):139-44. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.81c.03002. Cleve Clin J Med. 2014. PMID: 24591467 No abstract available.

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