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Myocardial infarction

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Prevalence

Myocardial infarction is a common cause of chest pain a

It is defined as two of d

  • prolonged chest pain (> 20 minutes)
  • characteristic rise and fall of cardiac enzymes
  • characteristic changes on ECG

 

Expiry date: November 2003
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Author   CM   Ball , N   Shenker
Reviewer   S   Straus
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , B   Phillips , CM   Ball