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Thygesen K, Alpert JS, Jaffe AS, et al. Fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction (2018). Glob Heart. 2018 Dec;13(4):305-38.Full text  Abstract

Byrne RA, Rossello X, Coughlan JJ, et al; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2023 ESC guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J. 2023 Oct 12;44(38):3720-826.Full text  Abstract

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Acute coronary syndromes. November 2020 [internet publication].Full text

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Recent-onset chest pain of suspected cardiac origin: assessment and diagnosis. November 2016 [internet publication].Full text

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