Heart Disease Treatments
Treatment
Treatment options for heart attack, and acute coronary syndrome, include:
- Oxygen therapy
- Relieving pain and discomfort using nitroglycerin or morphine
- Controlling any arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms)
- Blocking further clotting (if possible), using aspirin or clopidogrel (Plavix), as well as possibly anticoagulant drugs such as heparin
- Opening up the artery that is blocked as soon as possible, by performing angioplasty or using medicines that open up the clot
- Giving the patient beta...
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