To be designated a critical care technician requires, in addition to the above, training to use IV's, intubation and cardiac drugs.

Aspirin was not widely used in the first study, but beta blockers and other cardiac drugs were often prescribed.

One patient with severe heart failure was in intensive care for 3 1/2 months, his life dependent on strong cardiac drugs.

His research contributed to the development of cardiac drugs.

(He recently did stints on cardiac drugs, blood pressure medication and a synthetic protein that may be used to treat lupus.)

The risk of death in the study was 48 percent lower among patients who received the device than among those receiving the most potent cardiac drugs.

This can result in chest pain and discomfort, and requires immediate medical attention to resolve the occlusion by emergency surgery or cardiac clot-busting drugs.

These paramedic units can provide advanced life support, including intubation, defibrillation and the administration of cardiac drugs.

"He's one of our test subjects for a new cardiac drug," Letitia explained.

The cardiac drug we've used on Horatio over there is one of the more promising items on our menu.