Question: how is a heart attack treated

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Heart attack (Treatment): IMMEDIATE TREATMENT      - You will be hooked up to a heart monitor, so the health care team can see how regularly your heart is beating.   - You will receive oxygen so that your heart doesn't have to work as hard.   - An intravenous line (IV) will be placed into one of your veins. Medicines and fluids pass through this IV.   - You may get nitroglycerin and morphine to help reduce chest pain.   - You may receive aspirin, unless it would not be safe for you. In that case, you will be given another medicine that prevents blood clots.   - Dangerous abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias) may be treated with medicine or electric shocks.       EMERGENCY PROCEDURES    Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.      - Angioplasty is often the first choice of treatment. It should be done within 90 minutes after you get to the hospital, and usually no later than 12 hours after a heart attack.   - A stent is a small, metal mesh tube that opens up (expands) inside a coronary artery. A stent is usually placed after or during angioplasty. It helps prevent the artery from closing up again.      You may be given drugs to break up the clot. This is called thrombolytic therapy. It is best if these drugs are given soon after the onset of symptoms, usually no later than 12 hours after it and ideally within 30 minutes of arriving to the hospital.   Some people may also have heart bypass surgery to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. This procedure is also called coronary artery bypass grafting and/or open heart surgery.    TREATMENT AFTER A HEART ATTACK    After several days, you will be discharged from the hospital.   You will likely need to take medicines, some for the rest of your life. Always talk to your provider before stopping or changing how you take any medicines. Stopping certain medicines can be deadly.    While under the care of your health care team, you will learn:     - How to take medicines to treat your heart problem and prevent more heart attacks   - How to eat a heart-healthy diet   - How to be active and exercise safely   - What to do when you have chest pain   - How to stop smoking      Strong emotions are common after a heart attack.     - You may feel sad   - You may feel anxious and worry about being careful about everything you do      All of these feelings are normal. They go away for most people after 2 or 3 weeks.   You may also feel tired when you leave the hospital to go home.   Most people who have had a heart attack take part in a cardiac rehabilitation program.

Answer: Treatment of heart attacks depends on the immediacy of the attack. If you have just experienced a heart attack and have been taken to a hospital, you will be hooked up to a heart monitor so your health care team the check to see how regularly your heart is beating. You will receive oxygen, so your heart doesn't have to work as hard. You may get medicines through an IV to help reduce chest pain. You may be provided aspirin or another medicine to prevent blood clots. If it is an emergency and your blood vessels are not capable of delivering blood to the heart, angioplasty is a surgical procedure that is often the first choice of treatment. This is when narrowed or blocked blood vessels are opened to allow them to flow again.