Ever wanted to find out if there exists an emergency medicine for a heart attack? We did, so we reached out to Dr Kunal Sarkar, Director of Cardiac Surgery at Manipal Hospital, Kolkata, who recommended taking Aspirin to neutralise the blood pressure. However, he emphasised that it’s essential to understand the severity of the heart ailment in the first few hours and understand whether it’s a heart attack or a cardiac arrest.

“The first few hours — especially the first four hours — are absolutely crucial for survival and recovery, adding that the key is quick recognition, quick diagnosis, and quick action,” he told indianexpress.com .

Heart Attack vs Cardiac Arrest: When is an Aspirin most effective?

Explaining the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest, Dr Sarkar clari

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