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Heart Attack – Aspirin given at arrival
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Heart Attack patients who receive aspirin early are shown to have decreased illness and improved chances of survival.
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Heart Attack – Beta-blocker given at arrival
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Giving beta-blockers early to heart attack patients reduces death and illness and is effective in many types of heart attacks.
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Heart Attack – Intervention in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab if needed within 90 minutes of arrival
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The faster an intervention in the Cath Lab can be done (if appropriate for the type of heart attack), the less damage is done to the heart, and the better the chances of recovery are for the patient.
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Heart Attack – Smoking cessation counseling provided
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Quitting smoking reduces death and illness in all conditions. Patients who receive smoking cessation counseling from their care providers are more likely to quit.
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Heart Attack – Aspirin prescribed at discharge
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Aspirin therapy for patients who have suffered a heart attack reduces the risk of increased illness and death.
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Heart Attack – Beta-blocker prescribed at discharge
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Prescribing beta-blockers for patients who have suffered a heart attack can reduce death and illness. National guidelines recommend beta-blockers therapy to prevent future heart attacks.
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Heart Attack – ACE Inhibitors prescribed at discharge
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ACE Inhibitor therapy reduces death and illness in patients, who have left ventricular systolic dysfunction of the heart, after a heart attack.
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