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" A government study has called for a shift in treatment for heart attacks in order to help save lives and reduce repeat treatment in future years.  A report produced by the National Infarct Angioplasty Project (NIAP) has stated that a greater emphasis on the provision of angioplasties, a technique in which a small balloon is inflated and placed in clogged heart arteries to improve blood circulation, at the first instance would help save 240 lives a year. Under the proposals, the government seeks to have 97 per cent of heart patients receiving primary angioplasties, which requires prompt action after the heart attack, over the next three years. Typically, drugs that ease blood clots in a treatment called thrombolysis are administered to heart patients. The British Heart Foundation has praised the efforts to move to more specialised treatment even though it would place further demands on hospitals. The foundation said in a statement: &amp;#039;The challenge now is to turn this recommendation into a reality. Primary angioplasty requires expert centres to be open 24 hours a day and close co-ordination between hospital and ambulance services. &amp;#039;This will need extra investment in staff and facilities. The health service must ensure that sufficient resources are committed for this to occur. &amp;#039;We must not replace a first class thrombolysis service, which is proven to save lives, with a second class angioplasty service which might not.&amp;#039; \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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