Third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

• Update to the 2007 consensus document
• Global approach to diagnosis
• Central role of cardiac troponin biomarkers

Read the full article in Circulation (PDF)

• Commentary: The Third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Clinical Insights and Implications by Hani Jneid, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
• Top 10 Things To Know: Third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (PDF)

• 2007 Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Consensus Statement (PDF)
• 2012 ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guideline for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2007 Guideline and Replacing the 2011 Focused Update)

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