Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND: Oxygen (O2) is widely recommended for patients with myocardial infarction yet a narrative review has suggested it may do more harm than good. Systematic reviews have concluded that there was insufficient evidence to know whether oxygen reduced, increased or had no effect on the heart isc...

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Main Authors: Juan B. Cabello, Amanda Burls, José I Emparanza, Sue Bayliss, Tom Quinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802010000600013&lng=en&tlng=en