Myocardial Infarction Registry

Summary

The single-center MIR-registry was created to assess real-world prevalence, demographic characteristics and management of patients with acute coronary syndrome presenting in the emergency department (ED) of University of Heidelberg.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

The study will include consecutive patients who present to the cardiology emergency department at Heidelberg University Hospital with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome or a troponin increase (hs-TnT \>14 ng/L). Additional inclusion criteria are a minimum age of 18 years and providing informed consent through written consent to participate in the study. The following medical conditions are intended to be distinguished from one another:

* Acute myocardial infarction
* Unstable angina pectoris
* Myocarditis
* Heart failure
* Cardiomyopathies
* Pulmonary embolism
* Renal insufficiency
* Supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias
* Hypertensive crisis
* Non-cardiac chest pain

Exclusion Criteria:

Exclusion criteria are defined according to GCP (Good Clinical Practice), i.e., mental illnesses/dementia (lack of capacity to provide informed consent), pregnancy/breastfeeding, as well as acute conditions requiring immediate treatment (e.g., cardiogenic shock).

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