EDITORIAL
The declining prevalence of ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes
1 The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
2 Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Professor Harvey White
Cardiology Department, Auckland City Hospital, Private Bag 92024, Auckland 1030, New Zealand; harveyw{at}adhb.govt.nz
The management of patients with acute coronary syndromes may be about to undergo a dramatic change
Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary syndromes; BMIPP, ß-methyl iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction
Keywords: acute coronary syndromes; biomarkers; myocardial infarction; plaque rupture; smoking
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