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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Heart Attack(Free Handout)


Heart Attack Medications

Treatment may include the following:

Thrombolytic therapy
Heparin therapy
Aspirin
Beta-blockers
Nitroglycerin
IIb/IIIa Inhibitors


Thrombolytic therapy

Several new "clot-busting drugs," called thrombolytic agents, can help dissolve blood clots and prevent further heart damage. Although clot-busting drugs (e.g., r-PA, t-PA, tnk-PA, streptokinase) are most effective when administered with...Read the full article