Could this really happen, in regards to a heart attack?

Question

If you stop a persons heart , right in middle of a heart attack , in the early stage , could you save, that person from dying and/ or anymore further damage to the heart , The doctors could use enough , nictroglycerin, to lower the persons blood pressure thus stopping their heart also would they have to , have a pacemaker in order for it to work?

Answer 1

During a heart attack, doctors are more concerned keeping the heart beating, either by drugs or cpr. I don't think they would want to stop the heart on purpose. There are new drugs to give that disolves clots that cause heart attacks. Nitroglycerin is primarly used for angina. If the patient survived the attach, they would probably for into surgery for a CABG (cornary artery bypass graft) and therefore no need for a pacemaker. For more detailed information, ask your doctor or cardiologist about your concerns.

Answer 2

Ok, Stopping a person's heart during a heart attack is a bad thing, regardless of the treatment. By stopping the heart you are cutting of the blood supply to the Brain, Lungs, Kidneys, and the Heart. Basically, your going to kill the person anyway...or cause severe damage to those organs, but having the heart stop during a heart attack is what kills a person in the first place. Kudos for you for trying to think up a way for saving a person's life, but your hypothesis will not work.

Answer 3

If you stop the heart, you are cutting off the heart's own blood flow to itself, thus starving it of oxygen which makes the heart attack worse. Decreasing the BP, too much, by means of NTG also will decrease blood flow to the heart making problems worse. A pacemaker will only cause the heart to beat, not fix the oxygen supply problems which causes heart attacks.

Answer 4

Sounds like you ought to speak with a doctor, cardiologist, they may have an answer for you.

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