A patient is having a heart attack due to the sudden formation of an arterial thrombus in his coronary artery.To break up the clot and save the patient's life,the best drug to use is:
A) a low-molecular weight heparin (e.g. ,enoxaparin [Lovenox]) .
B) a fibrinolytic drug (e.g. ,streptokinase [Streptase] or tPA [Activase]) .
C) a fibrinolysis inhibitor (e.g. ,aminocaproic acid [Amicar]) .
D) warfarin (Coumadin) .
E) vitamin K.
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