title: Acute myocardial infarction 2000 treatment.
abstract: As the leading cause of death and a major cause of suffering and medical expense, modern management of acute myocardial infarction is essential. Although diagnosis and treatment have become complicated, recent improvements can be initiated by primary care physicians.
authors.affiliation: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wehrmacher
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D006493:Heparin; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin