What are the most effective drugs for treating heart attacks



Treatment of heart attack according to the acute stage or recovery stage, the choice of urokinase, alteplase, aspirin, clopidogrel, isosorbide mononitrate, metoprolol, etc., to be different from person to person, there is no the so-called special effect drugs.

1. Acute stage: If the patient’s infarction is an acute attack, the most important treatment is to realize the reperfusion therapy of coronary artery as early as possible, feasible coronary stent implantation surgery or intravenous thrombolytic therapy as prescribed by the doctor, commonly used drugs include antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin and clopidogrel, thrombolytic drugs such as urokinase and alteplase.

2. Recovery: If the patient’s heart attack is in the recovery stage, the main treatment is to reduce risk factors, prevent the heart attack from recurring and aggravating, inhibit myocardial remodeling, etc. Commonly used drugs are aspirin, clopidogrel and other antiplatelet drugs, atorvastatin and other lipid-lowering drugs, isosorbide mononitrate and other vasodilators, metoprolol and other control of arrhythmia drugs and so on.

Heart attack patients, usually should pay attention to low-salt and low-fat diet, pay attention to rest, avoid exertion, etc., such as chest pain episodes, should promptly consult the doctor, the specific diagnosis and treatment need to follow the doctor’s instructions.