A new, precise definition of acute myocardial infarction

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-166

  Senter, Shaun ^a   Francis, Gary S ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TROPONIN;

BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TROPONIN;

EID: 66149139474     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.75a.08092     Document Type: Review

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