Previous, current, and future drug treatment strategies for myocardial infarction with accepted treatment targets
| Then | Now | Future | |
| Treatment targets | Infarct limitation Reperfusion | Infarct limitation Reperfusion | Infarct limitation Reperfusion Reparation |
| Tools | |||
| β Blockers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thrombolytics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Aspirin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nitroglycerin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ACE inhibitors | No | ✓ | ✓ |
| Antiplatelet blockers | No | (✓) | ✓ |
| Primary PTCA | No | ✓ | ✓ |
| IIb/IIIa blockers | No | (✓) | (✓) |