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World J Cardiol. Jul 26, 2014; 6(7): 602-609
Published online Jul 26, 2014. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v6.i7.602
Table 1 Diagnostic criteria of the Mayo Clinic
Suspicion of AMI based on precordial pain and ST elevation observed on the acute-phase ECG
Transient hypokinesia or akinesia of the middle and apical regions of the LV and functional hyperkinesia of the basal region, observed on ventriculography or echocardiography
Normal coronary arteries confirmed by arteriography (luminal narrowing of less than 50% in all the coronary arteries) in the first 24 h after the onset of symptoms
Absence of recent significant head injury, intracranial hemorrhage, suspicion of pheochromocytoma, myocarditis, or hypertrophic cardio myopathy