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Myocardial Infarction
October 02, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the heart drug
Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) for the treatment of a type of
severe heart attack. This type of heart attack, called acute
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), occurs when an
artery becomes suddenly blocked. The FDA's approval allows STEMI
patients to use the anti-clotting drug Plavix to prevent subsequent
blockage of arteries that could lead to more heart attacks or
strokes.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Dr. Bill Quick
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Health Expert
...metformin should be avoided forever after an acute myocardial infarction or just temporarily...
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By Dr. Bill Quick
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Health Expert
...possibility of Avandia having an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI, heart attack) and...
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By Jay Motola
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Health Expert
One of the most common causes of erectile dysfunction is that which is associated with vascular...
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By Dr. William Davis
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Health Expert
...the two.) Heart attack, or more properly, acute myocardial infarction, occurs when an artery...
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By Jerry Kennard
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Health Expert
...Characteristics Independently and Prospectively Predict Myocardial Infarction in Men: the unique...
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Health Guide
...period between questionnaires.No information was collected about Migraine auraEstablishing CVD
Myocardial infarction was confirmed if symptoms met WHO criteria and the event was...
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...(prognosis) Progeria is associated with a short lifespan. Complications Stroke
Myocardial infarction Calling your health care provider Call for an...
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...Smith SC Jr., Alpert JS, et al. ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation
Myocardial Infarction Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American...
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...recovery will occur. Complications The main complication is that the bruising may lead to
myocardial infarction (heart muscle death). This may lead to prolonged weakness in the ability...
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...mononucleosis liver, pancreatic, or prostate cancer muscular dystrophy
myocardial infarction polymyositis Additional conditions under...
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