Oxygen therapy for patients suffering from a heart attack does not prevent heart failure

(Karolinska Institutet) Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for patients with suspected heart attack. This has been proven for the first time by researchers at Karolinska Institutet as a result of a major Swedish study. The study is to be presented at the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) cardiology congress in Munich and published at the same time in the journal Circulation.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news