#20: The changing face of acute MI

Dec 18, 2012 00:00 EST

Trends in the US (and the developed world) point to a radical change in the patterns of acute MI—as shown by both a decrease in CV mortality and STEMI. Epidemiologist Dr Veronique Roger joins Dr Bernard Gersh to review these patterns, what factors are causing them, and why they are dissimilar in developing countries.

	Véronique L Roger MD Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, College of Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
	Bernard J Gersh MB ChB DPhil Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

Drs Gersh and Roger have no relevant financial disclosures.

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