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Thrombolytic Medicines
used to dissolve blood clots that are blocking the coronary arteries. these medicines must be given within 1 hour after the start of heart attack symptoms.

Beta Blockers
These medicines decrease the workload on your heart. Beta blockers also are used to relieve chest pain or discomfort and to help prevent additional heart attack

Antiplatelet Medicines
These medicines (such as aspirin and clopidogrel) stop platelets (a type of blood cell) from clumping together and forming unwanted clots.

Other Medicines
Medicines may also be given to relieve pain and anxiety, and to treat arrhythmias, which often occur during a heart attack.

Angioplasty
This nonsurgical procedure can be used to open coronary arteries that are blocked by a blood clot.

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
surgery in which arteries or veins are taken from other areas of your body and sewn in place to go around blocked coronary arteries, allowing a new route for the blood to flow to your heart

Treatment After You Leave the Hospital
People normally spend a few days in the hospital, however, that doesn't mean that there is no treatment at home. At home, your treatment may include daily medicines and rehab. Quitting smoking, losing weight, changing your diet, and increasing your physical activity, may lower your chances of having another heart attack

Cardiac Rehabilitation
Your doctor may prescribe cardiac rehab to help you recover from a heart attack and to help prevent another heart attack. Almost everyone who has had a heart attack can benefit from rehab. The heart is a muscle, and the right exercise will strengthen it. But cardiac rehab isn’t only about exercise. It also includes education, counseling, and learning about reducing your risk factors. Rehab will help you learn the best way to take care of yourself after having a heart attack and how to prevent having another one. [] this is a picture about how some doctor's use to treat hear attacks, however, this is a new type of way.

QUIZ QUESTION: WHAT ARE SOME TREATMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL THAT ONE CAN CONTINUE WITH AFTER A HEART ATTACK AFTERMATH?