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Treatment of heart attack national guidance: final report of the National Infarct Angioplasty Project (NIAP)

NIAP is a feasibility study looking at how far primary angioplasty can be rolled out as the main treatment for heart attack in place of clot-busting drugs. This is the final report concluding that it is feasible to roll out primary angioplasty for the majority of England within acceptable treatment times and is being published to encourage best practice.

• Download Treatment of heart attack national guidance: final report of the National Infarct Angioplasty Project (NIAP) (PDF, 284K)
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