Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Age over 18 years; * Presence of precordial pain suggestive of acute myocardial infarction associated with electrocardiogram with new ST segment elevation in two contiguous leads with limits: ≥0.1 mv in all leads other than leads V2-V3 where the following limits apply : ≥0.2 mv in Men ≥40 years; ≥0.25 mV in men \<40 years, or ≥ 0.15 mV in women or presence of precordial pain suggestive of acute myocardial infarction associated with elevation of troponin I or CK-MB above the 99th percentile of the upper reference limit Exclusion Criteria: * Previous acute myocardial infarction; * Disagreement with the Terms of Informed Consent.