PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION Patients presenting with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are included. The diagnostic criteria are symptoms of cardiac ischaemia (angina or angina-equivalent symptoms) and elevated troponin T (above 14 ng/mL) and/ or ECG changes of ischemia (horizontal or downsloping ST depression ≥ 0.5 mm at the J-point in ≥ 2 contiguous leads).