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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2010 Feb 19;121(13):1533–1541. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.840827
Diagnostic terminology for original criteria Diagnostic terminology for revised criteria
This diagnosis is fulfilled by the presence of two major, or one major plus two minor criteria or four minor criteria from different groups
  • Definite diagnosis: 2 major or 1 major and 2 minor criteria or 4 minor from different categories
  • Borderline: 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor criteria from different categories
  • Possible: 1 major or 2 minor criteria from different categories