To Save Additional Heart Muscle from Dying When a Patient

question 23

Multiple Choice

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

• A) Increasing the heart rate
• B) Lowering of the blood pressure
• C) Relieving the obstruction in the coronary arteries
• D) Opening blood flow between the atria and ventricles

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