Initial treatment for a heart attack in the emergency department includes:

• Cardiac monitoring
• Oxygen therapy
• Intravenous fluids
• Medications for angina
• Blood pressure monitoring

Additional treatment for a heart attack in the emergency department includes:

• Early treatment with aspirin
• Timely decision whether to provide
• Thrombolytic medications
• Angioplasty
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Treatment with beta-blocker medications
• Treatment with ACE inhibitor medications
• Continued aspirin therapy after hospital discharge
• Continued beta-blocker therapy after hospital discharge
• Smoking cessation counseling
• Cardiac rehabilitation program

The long-term treatment for a heart attack may include:

• Angioplasty for coronary artery disease
• Coronary artery bypass surgery for coronary artery disease
• Myocardial infarction clinical trials

For more information:

• Acute coronary syndrome treatment
• Angina treatment
• Coronary artery disease treatment