Table 1. Types of myocardial infarction (MI)

Table 1. Types of myocardial infarction (MI)

Type

Description

Type 1

Coronary artery disease with plaque rupture and coronary thrombosis (STEMI and NSTEMI)

Type 2

Imbalance between oxygen supply and myocardial demand without thrombosis

Type 3

Myocardial infarction resulting in death when biomarker values are unavailable

Type 4a

Myocardial infarction related to PCI

Type 4b

Myocardial infarction related to stent thrombosis

Type 4c

Myocardial infarction due to restenosis 50% after an initially successful PCI

Type 5

Myocardial infarction related to coronary artery bypass grafting

NSTEMI=non-ST-elevation MI; PCI=percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI=ST-elevation MI.

Source: Thygesen K, Alpert JS, Jaffe AS, Chaitman BR, Bax JJ, Morrow DA, et al; Executive Group on behalf of the Joint European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/American College of Cardiology (ACC)/ American Heart Association (AHA)/World Heart Federation (WHF) Task Force for the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction. Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2018). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;72:2231-2264. [PMID: 30153967]

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