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What are reasons why thrombolytic drugs are an appropriate solution to heart attacks?

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Lytic therapy: Thrombolytic drugs are clot dissolvers. Most heart attacks are caused by clots in heart vessels. If we can't get a patient into the cath lab with dispatch then dissolving the clot in the heart vessel can help save heart muscle. We also use other medications in addition to thrombolytics.

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Answered 1/29/2014

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