20 — Friday, February 27, 1998 — North Shore News

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a study of medication for heart attack victims.

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LIONS Gate nurse Angeline Bierstee and Dr. John Imrie are working together on

photo Mike Waefietd

A new research study
to treat heart attacks
begins this month at
Lions Gate Hospital.

“We know some people
who come to the emergency
departinent: while having a
heart attack respond better if
they receive a clot busting
medication called a) throm-
bolytic agent right away,” said
Dr. John Imrie, medical dirce:
tor of Lions Gate Hospital's
coronary care unit

Over the past several vears,
depending on the wpe of
heart attack and how soon
individuals got ta the emer:
genes department, patients
may have received ane af the
two currently approved
thrombolytic agents: SK oor
TPA,

“Regianing this month,
we will start comparing 2 new
and possibly improved torm
of FPA save Tinrie. “Selected
pauents may receive either the
standard or the new medica-
non by random) computer
selection. [tis hoped thar
more than 16.000) patients
with heart attacks treated in
hospital around the world will
help us determing whether
this new torm of TPA is better
for patients. The new form of
TPA tcalled TINK} is easier to
give to patients, can be given
more quickly, and lasts longer.
This may translate into a bet-
ter outcome.”

Beginning in February,
individuals who came ro the
emergency department at
Lions Gate with the kind of

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heart attack that responds to
TVA mae be asked te give
their consent to become a
part of this research trias

“Partiapaunyg in this
research is stnetly voluntary,”
said Angeline Brerstec, a core
nary care purse and scudy
coordinator working of the
research project.

“We will make sare that
the nature of the research trial
and ats risks will be tully
explained ~

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TNE may prove te be peiter,
worse or the same as the stan
dard drug. Although there are
some risks, most of the treat:
ments currently used fave
already gone through this
type of research.

Anvone who choeses not
to become involved ino thy
trial will receive the samme high
quality of care asing standard
and

medications, said Imric
Bierstec.

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