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The FINMONICA classification of acute coronary heart disease events uses the term 'possible AMI' instead of 'probable AMI' for its baseline registry data.
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Corrects FINMONICA AMI terminology for registry accuracy; extends consistency in historical coronary event analyses.
As indicated in the above corrected Table 2 from the above article giving the criteria for the FINMONICA classification of acute coronary heart disease events, the form ‘possible AMI’ should be used instead of ‘probable AMI’. The same applies to the text of the article referring to the FINMONICA modification for the classification of acute coronary heart disease events.
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TUOMILETHTO et al. (1992) studied this question. The FINMONICA classification of acute coronary heart disease events uses the term 'possible AMI' instead of 'probable AMI' for its baseline registry data.
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