Abstract
According to the World Health Organization definition, the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is based on the presence of at least two of the following three criteria:
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A clinical history of ischemic-type chest discomfort
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Changes on serially obtained electrocardiographic tracings
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A rise and fall in serum cardiac markers
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Marik, P.E. (2001). Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction. In: Handbook of Evidence-Based Critical Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86943-3_22
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