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A 64-year-old man presents to the emergency department with 90 minutes of central crushing chest pain radiating to his left arm associated with diaphoresis and nausea. His ECG shows 3 mm ST elevation in leads II, III and aVF with reciprocal ST depression in aVL. There is no contraindication to antiplatelet therapy. What is the single most important immediate pharmacological intervention?

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