Assessment tools for unrecognized myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional analysis of the REasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke population
Conclusions:
Despite examining a large number of potential correlates of UMI, the assessment tools did not provide a high level of discrimination. These data suggest defining groups with high prevalence of UMI for targeted screening will be difficult.
Source: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders - Category: Cardiology Authors: Emily LevitanMonika SaffordMeredith KilgoreElsayed SolimanStephen GlasserSuzanne JuddPaul Muntner Source Type: research
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