The clinical approach to diagnosing peri-procedural myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary interventions according to the fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction–from the study group on biomarkers of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC)

Johannes Mair*, Allan Jaffe, Bertil Lindahl, Nicholas Mills, Martin Möckel, Louise Cullen, Evangelos Giannitsis, Ola Hammarsten, Kurt Huber, Konstantin Krychtiuk, Christian Mueller, Kristian Thygesen

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Purpose: This review intends to illustrate basic principles on how to apply the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (UDMI) for the diagnosis of peri-procedural myocardial infarction (MI) after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in clinical practice. Methods and Results: Review of routine case-based events. Increases in cardiac troponin (cTn) concentrations are common after elective PCI in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS). Peri-procedural PCI-related MI (type 4a MI) in CCS patients should be diagnosed in cases of major peri-procedural acute myocardial injury indicated by an increase in cTn concentrations of >5-times the 99th percentile upper reference limit (URL) together with evidence of new peri-procedural myocardial ischaemia as demonstrated by electrocardiography (ECG), imaging, or flow-limiting peri-procedural complications in coronary angiography. Measurement of cTn baseline concentrations before elective PCI is useful. In patients presenting with acute MI undergoing PCI, peri-procedural increases in cTn concentrations are usually due to their index presentation and not PCI-related, apart from obvious major peri-procedural complications, such as persistent occlusion of a large side branch or no-reflow after stent implantation. Conclusion: The distinction between type 4a MI, PCI-related acute myocardial injury, and chronic myocardial injury can be challenging in individuals undergoing PCI. Careful integration of all available clinical data is essential for correct classification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)407-417
Number of pages11
JournalBiomarkers
Volume27
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 May 2022

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • cardiac troponin
  • myocardial infarction
  • myocardial injury
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention
  • universal definition of myocardial infarction

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