Volume 5, Number 1, January-February 2008

Primary angioplasty: the best way to unblock arteries after a heart attack?
Claire Priestley

Primary angioplasty is now recognised as the best treatment for clearing a blocked coronary artery after an ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and increasing numbers of patients will undergo this procedure as it becomes more available. In this article, we explore what is involved in primary angioplasty, what you need to tell to your patients and how to care for them after this procedure.

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