RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 British Cardiac Society Working Group on the definition of myocardial infarction
JF Heart
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 603
OP 609
DO 10.1136/hrt.2004.038679
VO 90
IS 6
A1 Fox, K A A
A1 Birkhead, J
A1 Wilcox, R
A1 Knight, C
A1 Barth, J
YR 2004
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/6/603.abstract
AB 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.