Major adverse cardiovascular events after diagnosis of myocardial injury and types 1 and 2 myocardial infarction

Abstract

Among unselected US ED patients undergoing hs-cTnT measurement, most increases are due to myocardial injury, and type 2 MI is more frequent than type 1 MI. Patients with myocardial injury and type 2 MI have morbid outcomes, in large part due to death and HF.