Drugs in myocardial infarction

Margherita Tozzi, Martina Di Piazza, Paolo Meani*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

According to the "Fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction," Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) is a "myocardial injury detected by abnormal cardiac biomarkers with clinical evidence of acute myocardial ischemia" [1]. The criteria include abnormal cardiac troponin (cTn) values with at least one value above the 99th percentile upper reference limit (URL), and at least one of the following:
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReducing Mortality in Critically Ill Patients
EditorsGiovanni Landoni, Martina Baiardo Redaelli, Chiara Sartini, Alberto Zangrillo, Rinaldo Bellomo
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages115-124
Number of pages10
Edition2
ISBN (Electronic)9783030719173
ISBN (Print)9783030719166
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jun 2021

Keywords

  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Anti-platelet therapy
  • Fibrinolysis
  • Myocardial ischemia
  • Novel anti-platelet medication
  • STEMI, NSTEMI

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