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Health Encyclopedia: Heart Attack And Acute Coronary Syndrome Medications
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Thrombolytic, also called clot-busting or fibrinolytic, drugs are now mainstays in the early treatment of many patients with heart attacks. These drugs dissolve the clot, or thrombus, responsible for causing artery blockage and heart-muscle tissue death.
Specific Thrombolytics
The standard thrombolytic drugs are recombinant tissue plasminogen activators or rt-PAs. They include alteplase (Activase and reteplase (Retavase). Both are similar in effectiveness, although reteplase is easier t...
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Drug Coated Stents
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...The risk came mainly to those who went off their Plavix, an anti-clotting drug.Multiple studies... Read more »
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By Dr. Seth Haplea , Health Expert...taking blood thinning medications such as Coumadin, Plavix, Aggrenox or aspirin due to the... Read more »
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Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Medications
...only recommended for patients who do not respond to aspirin or less costly treatments. Common side effects include headache, swelling in the limbs, and stomach problems such as diarrhea and... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Highlights
...disease, rather than a cause of it.Aspirin and ClopidogrelA combination of aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) may not work better than aspirin alone for patients at risk for a first heart attack or... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Anti-Clotting Medications
...works equally well for both men and women. Click the icon to see an image about stomach ulcers.Side effects from prolonged use of aspirin may include stomach ulcers and bleeding. (There may be a... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Surgery
...attack. Complications occur in about 10% of patients (about 80% within the first day). Serious side effects include heart attack and the need for additional surgery.Best results occurin hospital... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Highlights
...have had a severe heart attack and lower-risk patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Clopidogrel (Plavix) and aspirin may not work as well as aspirin alone in preventing a first heart attack,... Read more »
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...CLOPIDOGREL - ORAL Pronounced: (klo-PIDD-oh-grell) Side Effects Stomach upset/pain, diarrhea,... Read more »
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