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1st hour the BONIVA is for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Important Safety Information: You should not take prescription BONIVA if you have low blood calcium, cannot sit or stand for at least 60 minutes, have severe kidney disease, or are allergic to optimal outcomes When someone arrives at the hospital having a heart attack caused by a blocked blood vessel, the healthcare team’s priority will be to restore blood ﬂow to the heart. To accomplish this, the team may administer blood-thinning medications including aspirin, which also can be taken at the ﬁrst signs of a heart attack. The care team might mechanically restore blood ﬂow with a cardiac catheterization, known as angioplasty. A tiny balloon and a wire mesh tube called a stent are inserted into a blocked blood vessel to prop it open and restore blood ﬂow. When angioplasty is performed within the ﬁrst 60 to 90 minutes of a heart attack, there’s a good chance the heart muscle will be spared permanent damage. hour & beyond 6th the BONIVA. Stop taking BONIVA and tell your healthcare provider if you experience difficult or painful swallowing, chest pain, or severe or continuing heartburn, as these may be signs of serious upper digestive problems. Follow the dosing instructions for once-monthly BONIVA carefully to lower the chance of these events occurring. Side effects are generally mild or m o d e ra t e and may in c lu d e diarrhea, pain in the arms or legs, or upset stomach. If you develop severe bone, joint, and/or muscle pain, contact your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider may also recommend a calcium and vitamin D supplement. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. *Bone density measured at the facing the consequences When heart attack symptoms have been under way for six hours or more, the hospital team will remain focused on restoring blood ﬂow. But the team also will be responding to the consequences of the heart attack. As time increases, so do the chances of permanent loss of heart muscle and death during the heart attack, Yancy says. “Living with a damaged heart is something I wouldn’t wish on anybody,” he says. “Know how to recognize the signs of a heart attack—and that there’s no badge of honor for trying to tough it out. The sooner you seek help, the greater the likelihood that we can save heart muscle and save lives.” 3rd hour the manageable damage Three hours after heart attack symptoms begin, the possibility of irreversible damage to the heart muscle is much higher, Krumholz says. However, the damage can still be substantially moderated, he adds. According to Yancy, when people can reach a hospital within four hours of the ﬁrst symptom, the likelihood of death is 5 percent or less. Chances for long hospital stays and recovery periods are also reduced. lumbar spine after 1 year of treatment. †Bone density measured at lumbar spine, total hip, or trochanter; 3 out of 4 at the femoral neck. Please read Patient Information on the next page. 12 vim & vigor · fal l 2 008 http://www.fda.gov/medwatch

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