During heart attack, more heart tissues lose oxygen and die. The main way to prevent heart damage is to restore blood flow quickly.
Treatment of heart attacks includes:
Thrombolytic: These are also called as clot busters to dissolve the blood clot that blocks the blood flow to your heart. In earlier days, these drugs were taken after a heart attack to increase the chance of survival with less heart damage.
Aspirin: It helps in reducing blood clot in the artery.
Antiplatelet agents: To prevent new blood clot and keep existing clots from getting larger.
Pain relievers: Pain reliever, such as morphine, to make you comfortable.
Nitroglycerin: It helps in increasing the blood flow to the heart.
Beta blockers: It helps in relaxing the heart muscles, reducing blood pressure and slows your heartbeat.
ACE inhibitors: These drugs lower blood pressure and reduce stress on the heart.
Coronary artery bypass surgery: After you have recovered from the heart attack, you doctor may suggest you to perform a bypass surgery. It involves sewing the veins or arteries in place beyond a blocked or narrowed coronary artery, allowing blood flow to the heart to bypass the narrowed section.
Coronary angioplasty and stenting: It helps to determine whether a blockage or narrowing has occurred in the coronary arteries and also to locate the exact location of the blockage or narrowing.
A liquid dye is injected into the arteries of your heart through a long, thin tube that's fed through an artery, usually in your leg or groin, to the arteries in your heart. The dye makes the arteries visible on X-ray, revealing areas of blockage.
Then a special balloon is briefly inflated to open a blocked coronary artery. A metal mesh stent may be inserted into the artery to keep it open for a long term, restoring blood flow to the heart. Depending on your condition, the doctor will choose to place a stent coated with a slow-releasing medication to help keep your artery open.