Fast angioplasty best after a heart attack

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-06-24

Heart attack patients who are given a clot-busting drug after having a heart attack should undergo angioplasty to open blocked arteries as soon as possible afterward, Canadian researchers say. Read full story >

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