Identification of an intracoronary thrombus by angiography or autopsy Of the AMI patients who met the above definition, the criterial for inclusion is limited to STEMI patients. STEMI is defined as new ST elevation at the J point in at least 2 contiguous leads of equal or greater than2 mm (0.2 mV) in men equal or greater than1.5 mm (0.15 mV) in women in leads V2-V3 and/or of equal or greater than 1 mm (0.1 mV) in other contiguous chest leads or the limb leads