The utility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) as a diagnostic technique is well established. CMR enables tissue characterization, distinction between myocardial scar tissue and viable tissue ...

As recently as 40 years ago, biomarkers used for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (MI) were nonspecific and assays were not highly reproducible from one laboratory to another. This led to ...

MUNICH, Germany—The fourth iteration of the universal definition of MI, released to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2018 here last week, makes clear that not every ...

Unrecognized MI Prevalent in Older Adults, Ups Mortality An updated universal definition of myocardial infarction (MI) includes detection of a rise and/or fall in cardiac biomarker values, preferably ...

MUNICH — The fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction issued jointly by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association ...

One of the most compelling questions regarding the November 2000 hospitalization of Vice President Dick Cheney was whether or not he'd really had a heart attack. Why the confusion? It may have been ...