Treatment
Treatments for Heart Attack
by
Debra Wood, RN
The treatment and management of heart attack involves emergency medical care before and after reaching the hospital, medications, lifestyle changes and, possibly, a cardiac procedure or surgery.
The goals of treatment are to restore blood flow to the heart muscle and prevent another heart attack.
Treatment involves the following:
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References:
American Heart Association website. Available at:
http://www.americanheart.org
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August 14, 2008.
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine.
16th ed. McGraw-Hill; 2004.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Available at:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
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Last reviewed September 2012 by Michael J. Fucci, DO
Last Updated: 09/11/2012
Last Updated: 09/11/2012