Open AccessNon‐ST‐Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Novel and Robust Approach for Early Detection of Patients at Risk
Author(s) -
Lux Robert L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.115.002279
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , benign early repolarization , cardiology , st segment , acute coronary syndrome , st elevation , chest pain , electrocardiography
Non‐ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is lower on the severity spectrum of acute coronary syndromes than is myocardial infarction (MI), resulting from complete occlusion of a major coronary artery. As the name implies, it is a syndrome that does not exhibit the dramatic ST elevation