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A review emphasizing the importance of early, aggressive diagnosis and treatment of acute myocardial infarction using available modalities like thrombolytic therapy and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Multiple lifesaving options are currently available for treatment of acute myocardial infarction as a medical emergency. Serial electrocardiography and continuous ST-segment monitoring, urgent echocardiography, rapid enzyme analysis, and cardiac catheterization may all assist in the accurate and early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Both intravenous thrombolytic therapy and direct infarct percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty are of benefit in early treatment. The choice of therapy depends on the individual patient and the hospital capabilities. Adjunctive pharmacologic therapies can be easily administered in the community hospital setting and should be considered for every patient with suspected acute myocardial infarction. The risk of serious morbidity and hospital death in these patients has not been eliminated, and a more aggressive approach to diagnosis and treatment is sorely needed.
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