Abstract
The ESC/ACC/AHA/WHF Task Force for the redefinition of myocardial infarction (MI) made an outstanding work to achieve a ‘universal’ definition of MI.1 Some points, however, do not seem fully coherent or clear and would probably deserve further considerations by the authors. 1. The document indicates that MI should be diagnosed when there is evidence of myocardial necrosis related to ischaemia and suggests that any increase in biomarkers of cardiomyocyte necrosis in this context should be diagnosed as MI.1 Yet, different cut-off levels of biomarkers are given for diagnosis of spontaneous MI (any increase) and of MI occurring after percutaneous …
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