The new definition of myocardial infarction - Can we use it?

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-80

  Agewall, Stefan ^a   Löwbeer, Christian ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Creatine kinase MB; Definition; Myocardial infarction; Troponin

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOMENCLATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEPSIS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 13444294233     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960280207     Document Type: Article

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