If someone has a heart attack, treatment with a clot-busting medicine or an emergency procedure to restore the blood flow through the blocked blood vessel is usually done as soon as possible. This is to prevent or minimise any damage to your heart muscle. Other treatments help to ease the pain and to prevent complications. Reducing various risk factors can help to prevent a heart attack.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/heart-health/heart-attack-myocardial-infarction-leaflet