Myth
- The heart stops beating during a heart attack
- A person having a heart attack always feels sharp pain in chest and numbness in the arm.
- Aspirin will stop the heart attack.
- Thin people who exercise regularly are not at risk for a heart attack.
- Heart attacks run in my family and there is nothing I can do to prevent it.
- A yound and healthy person will not have a heart attack.
- Repeated coughing during a heart attack will increase the risk of surviving it
Fact
- During a heart attack, the heart muscle begins to die. Sometimes the heart stops beating,but sometimes it beats, however the situation is serious.
- Heart attack symptoms can vary and chest pain and numbness are not always present.
- Aspirin alone is not a treatment for heart attack.
- Heart attacks are more common in overweight people, but those who are thin and exercise can still be at risk
- Heart attacks are largely preventable by managing the risk factors.
- Even young persons can have a heart attack as there are many factors that contribute to heart attack risk.
- Sometimes, patient with arrhythmia are asked to coughing to restore normal heart beat, but it not a cure for heart attack.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT XYGREL (ticagrelor) 90-MG TABLETS
- Do not stop taking XYGREL without talking to the doctor who prescribes it for you
- People who are treated with a stent, and stop taking XYGREL too soon, have a higher risk of getting a blood clot in the stent, having a heart attack, or dying
- If you stop XYGREL because of bleeding, or for other reasons, your risk of a heart attack or stroke may increase
- Tell all your doctors and dentists that you are taking XYGREL
- To decrease your risk of bleeding, your doctor may instruct you to stop taking XYGREL 5 days before you have surgery
- Your doctor should tell you when to start taking XYGREL again, as soon as possible after surgery