is a heart attack still a heart attack?

NICE have just issued draft guidance on treatment of acute MIhttp://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/NICEConsultsOnRecommendationsForTreatingPeopleWithAcuteHeartAttack.jspone of the things that struck me is the considerable decline in mortality from around 20% to 5% in 30 years - is this because our pathways are better or is it that the drugs we now use have changed the pattern of disease and infarction we see?sadian
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