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How effective are clot busting drugs at stopping a heart attack and how fast do they work? my hospital has no pci and need flying if you have attack

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

See below: Clot dissolving medication works quickly and if given within 2 hours of a heart attack can reduce early mortality by approximately 30%. Only patient with a transmural infarction(STMI)benefit. Non-STMI patients, if unstable, need angioplasty.

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Answered 7/1/2015

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