PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alexander, Walter ED - van de Werf, Frans TI - Future Directions in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction DP - 2006 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 10--11 VI - 6 IP - 5 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/6/5/10.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/6/5/10.full AB - Where does the future of heart attack treatment lie? Although much progress has been made in reducing early mortality from heart attacks (from 13% 30-day mortality in 1986 to 4% today), much work remains to be done. One sobering statistic is the out-of-hospital death rate. This article discusses the future of acute myocardial infarction treatment.