‘Ten Commandments’ for the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction 2018

Universal definition of myocardial infarction.

Chairpersons: Kristian Thygesen (Denmark)*, Joseph S. Alpert (USA)*, Harvey D. White (New Zealand)* Biomarker Group: Allan S. Jaffe, Coordinator (USA), Fred S. Apple (USA), Marcello Galvani (Italy), Hugo A. Katus (Germany), L. Kristin Newby (USA), Jan Ravkilde (Denmark) ECG Group: Bernard Chaitman, Co-ordinator (USA), Peter M. Clemmensen (Denmark), Mikael Dellborg (Sweden), Hanoch Hod (Israel),...

Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Clinical Insights

Aims: The universal definition of myocardial infarction (MI) classifies acute ischaemia into different classes according to lesion mechanism. Our aim was to perform a detailed comparison between these different types of MI in terms of baseline characteristics, management and prognosis. Methods and Results: An observational retrospective single-centre cohort study was performed, including 1,000 ...

Universal definition of myocardial infarction: clinical insights.

AIMS The universal definition of myocardial infarction (MI) classifies acute ischaemia into different classes according to lesion mechanism. Our aim was to perform a detailed comparison between these different types of MI in terms of baseline characteristics, management and prognosis. METHODS AND RESULTS An observational retrospective single-centre cohort study was performed, including 1,000 ...

The Ten Commandments.

Ten Commandments for the resilient practitioner.

INTRODUCTION The tipping point that led to this article being written was the publication in the Lancet of data unequivocally demonstrating the remarkable increase in pressure in the last few years on primary care and particularly on GPs.1 There have been other times when pressure on GPs has been notable — the new GP contract of 2004 was a response to similar circumstances. But with resources f...