Heart attack patients winning the race to angioplasty treatment, U.S. study finds

Monday, August 22, 2011 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

Almost all heart attack patients who need the emergency artery-opening procedure known as angioplasty are receiving it within 90 minutes of being admitted to the hospital, a marked improvement from five years ago when most patients waited longer for the life-saving procedure, according to a report by U.S. researchers.

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