To save additional heart muscle from dying when a patient suffers an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), what treatment must occur?

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Relieving the obstruction in the coronary arteries is the best choice to save additional heart muscle from dying during a heart attack. This can be accomplished through medications such as thrombolytics or angioplasty with stenting to open up blocked or narrowed arteries. Increasing the heart rate or lowering blood pressure may not necessarily help in this situation, and opening blood flow between the atria and ventricles would not address the problem of blocked coronary arteries.

To Save Additional Heart Muscle from Dying When a Patient