Archive: 01/09/2014
Ambulance administration of anti-clot drug may benefit heart attack patients
Ambulance administration of the antiplatelet medication ticagrelor to patients with a type of heart attack known as ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is not better than hospital administration, in terms of ...
Sep 1, 2014
Complete revascularisation improves outcome in heart attack patients
In patients being treated for heart attack, complete revascularisation of all significantly blocked arteries leads to better outcomes compared to a strategy of unblocking just the "culprit" artery responsible for the heart ...
Sep 1, 2014
Nitric oxide inhalation in heart attack patients sends mixed messages, but may offer benefit
Inhaled nitric oxide, delivered to heart attack patients before and during treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) did not reduce the extent of damaged tissue (infarct), but may have improved recovery, according ...
Sep 1, 2014