| Re: Acute myocardial infarction -
17-05-2007, 07:57 PM
We generally follow WHO criteria for the dx of AMI:
1) Typical chest pain or classical symptoms for more than 30 mins
2) ST elevation of at least 0.1 mV in 2 or more concurrent leads on ECG ( for Non STEMI: ST depression and/or T inversion)
3) Increase in cardiac enzyme levels |