Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2026)

Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Nicholas L. Mills, L. Kristin Newby, Sarah Zaman, Wael Almahmeed, Chiara Bucciarelli‐Ducci, Monica Colvin, George Dangas, Holli A. DeVon, Rohan Dharmakumar, Thomas A. Gaziano, Derek J. Hausenloy, Mohamed Jeilan
+88 more Konstantinos C Koskinas, Bertil Lindahl, Zuzana Moťovská, María Rubini Giménez, Ana María Salvati, Jacqueline E. Tamis‐Holland, ESC/ACC/AHA/WHF Universal Definition Document Advisory Group, Borja Ibanez, Elliott Antman, Junbo Ge, Tayo Addo, Junya Ako, Mirvat Alasnag, Rasha Al-Lamee, Paulo R A Caramori, Mauricio G. Cohen, Victoria Delgado, Bernard Dennis, Sigrun Halvorsen, Julie Harris, Milosz J Jaguszewski, Hani Jneid, Hugo Katus, Milan Milojevic1, Michelle ODonoghue, Julie Redfern, Joseph F. Sabik, C I Saldarriaga, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Marianna Adamo, Suleman Aktaa, Folkert W Asselbergs, Michael A Borger, Giuseppe Boriani, Margarita Brida, Robert A Byrne, Estelle Gandjbakhch, Bettina Heidecker, Anja Hennemuth, Borja Ibanez, Stefan James, Ulf Landmesser, Gregory Y H Lip, John William McEvoy, Borislava Mihaylova, Inge Moelgaard, Jagat Narula, Lis Neubeck, Eva Prescott, Bianca Rocca, Xavier Rossello, Anna Sannino, Felix C Tanner, Katja Zeppenfeld, Naltin Shuka, Mohammed Chettibi, Hamlet G Hayrapetyan, Georg Delle Karth, Abbasali Abbasaliyev, Bernhard Gerber, Azra Durak-Nalbantić, Elina Georgieva Baltadzhieva-Trendafilova, Bosko Skoric, Kimon Myrianthopoulos, Petr Ostadal, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, Moustafa Mokarrab, Toomas Marandi, Pekka Porela, Eric Van Belle, Zviad Kereselidze, Tau Hartikainen, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Istvan Ferenc Edes, Geir Hirlekar, James O’Neill, David Hasdai, Giuseppe Patti, Salim Berkinbayev, Arlind Batalli, Olga Lunegova, Sanda Jēgere, Ahmad Nabih Serhal, Aiman Smer, Olivija Dobiliene, Jean Beissel, Matthew Mercieca Balbi, Aurel Andrei Grosu
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.07.025
Cited by: 3
References: 369

Abstract

On behalf of the Joint European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/World Heart Federation (WHF) Task Force for the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction Endorsed by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Affirmation of Value by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)

Fields of Study & Subjects

Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
1314–1368
Publication date
28 August 2026
Language
EN