• Can a heart attack be stopped while it's happening?

    From Mike Dippel@999:1/1 to All on Thu Sep 25 16:45:16 2025
    A man clutches his chest. The pain is piercing, suffocating. A heart attack has begun. The
    artery is blocked, blood can't reach the muscle. Cells are dying, minute by minute.

    Can it be avoided? Yes, but not by him himself. Chew aspirin to thin the blood, call
    promptly for help. Doctors in the hospital give clot-busting medicine or thread a wire up
    the artery, passing a balloon to open it, putting in a stent. If responded to quickly, muscle
    is saved, attack stopped.

    Unless prevented, the damage accumulates. With velocity, with ability, and with fortune,
    the attack can be broken in its path. Time is the enemy of muscle, and seconds matter.

    More info... https://www.quora.com/Can-a-heart-attack-be-stopped-while-its-happening

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