American Heart Journal
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 118-125, July 2006

The impact of the ESC/ACC redefinition of myocardial infarction and new sensitive troponin assays on the frequency of acute myocardial infarction

  • Peter A. Kavsak, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute at Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Peter A. Kavsak, PhD, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main Street, W, HSC 2N52, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5.
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  • Andrew R. MacRae, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Viliam Lustig, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Rakesh Bhargava, MD

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute at Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Rudy Vandersluis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute at Lakeridge Health, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Glenn E. Palomaki, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Marie-Jeanne Yerna, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Immunotech S.A.S., a Beckman-Coulter Subsidiary, Marseilles, France
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  • Allan S. Jaffe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division and Division of Laboratory Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Received 19 July 2005; accepted 21 September 2005.

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 This work was partially supported by funds from Beckman Coulter Inc (Chaska, MN). The generous support of the Auxiliary of Lakeridge Health Oshawa, and the Oshawa General Hospital Foundation (Ontario, Canada) is gratefully acknowledged in enabling this study.

PII: S0002-8703(05)00879-3

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2005.09.022

American Heart Journal
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 118-125, July 2006

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