Atropine Side Effects
Health Encyclopedia: Treatment For Heart Attacks
- Treatment for Heart Attacks
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- Heart Attack Symptoms
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Treatment
Treatment options will depend on whether the patient has angina, acute coronary syndrome, or a full-blown heart attack.
Patients who are diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) may be at risk for a heart attack. ACS refers to either unstable angina or NSTEMI (non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction). Unstable angina is potentially serious and chest pain is persistent, but blood tests do not show markers for heart attack. With NSTEMI, the blood tests suggest a developing heart...
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