If you’ve had a heart attack, you may have already had certain procedures to help you survive your heart attack and diagnose your condition. For example, many heart attack patients have undergone thrombolysis, a procedure that involves injecting a clot-dissolving agent to restore blood flow in a coronary artery. This procedure is administered within a few (usually three) hours of a heart attack. If this treatment isn’t done immediately after a heart attack, many patients will need to undergo coronary angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) later to improve blood supply to the heart muscle.



Use the following “At-A-Glance” charts to gain a quick understanding of possible treatments that a heart attack patient may undergo.

Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries At-A-Glance  
Implantable Medical Devices At-A-Glance
Cardiac Medications At-A-Glance

See Diagnostic Tests and Procedures At-A-Glance to better understand the tests you may have to undergo to find out if you had a heart attack, how much damage was done and what degree of coronary artery disease (CAD) you have.



This content is reviewed regularly. Last updated 11/03/08.