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How can you have a blockage but not have a stemi? why would a doctor choose a heart cath with possible balloon and stent not be treated as emergent?
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Heart attack: The clinical situation dictates the treatment. There are acute, subacute and chronic obstructions.
Answered 4/18/2013
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