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.