Heart attack: Could giving oxygen be doing more harm than good?

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 00:40 in Health & Medicine

There is no evidence that the common practice of giving patients oxygen to inhale during a heart attack is beneficial, according to a new review by researchers. Until further research is carried out, the researchers say the possibility that giving oxygen may actually increase a patient's risk of dying cannot be ruled out.

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