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News from the American Heart Association

Date:12/10/2007

American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology joint scientific statement

New guidelines address care, treatment for heart attacks

DALLAS, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New clinical trial data on a variety of aspects of heart attack care has prompted the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association to update portions of their joint guidelines for treating the type of heart attack called ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

For release at 4 p.m. EST, Tuesday, December 10, 2007

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CONTACT:

Amy Murphy: ACC (202) 375-6476; amurphy@acc.org

Cathy Lewis: AHA (214) 706-1324; cathy.lewis@heart.org

New guidelines address care, treatment for heart attacks

DALLAS, Dec. 10 - New clinical trial data on a variety of aspects of heart attack care has prompted the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association to update portions of their joint guidelines for treating th
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