British Cardiac Society Working Group on the definition of myocardial infarction.

K A A Fox, J Birkhead, R Wilcox, C Knight, J Barth

Journal: Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2004;90(6):603-9

PMID: 15145852

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Abstract

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.

Address: University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.038679

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MeSH Terms: Acute Disease, Coronary Disease, Creatine Kinase, Creatine Kinase, MM Form, Humans, Isoenzymes, Myocardial Infarction, Prognosis, Reference Standards, Risk Factors, Societies, Medical, Syndrome, Terminology as Topic, Troponin, United Kingdom