An Aggressive Approach to the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Lessons from Recent Clinical Trials
Richard W. Smalling, M.D., Ph.D. and
Ali Denktas, M.D.
Dr. Denktas is a Cardiovascular Fellow, University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Hermann Hospital.
Dr. Denktas reports no commercial conflict of interest. Dr. Smalling has received grant/research support from Centocor/Boston Scientific within the last three years.
Release Date: 07/01/1999
Termination Date: 07/01/2002
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, the participant should be able to:
- Discuss the options for acute treatment of myocardial infarction
- List the different thrombolytics available for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction
- Discuss the role of interventional therapy for acute myocardial infarction.