New approach to treating heart attacks reduces risk of life-threatening complications

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 17:14 in Health & Medicine

Transferring heart attack patients to specialized hospitals to undergo angioplasty within six hours after receiving clot-busting drugs reduces the risk of life-threatening complications including repeat heart attacks, according to a new study from St. Michael's Hospital and Southlake Regional Hospital.

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