and later claimed that taking the drug was partially responsible for saving their life. Aspirin blocks the action of platlets which form blood clots. How does this help during a heart attack?
2007-10-30 17:48:11 · 6 answers · asked by moose 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
a. arterial plaques are sites where platelets may stick and cause a blockage and asprin prevents this.
b. asprin can help dissolve arterial plaques thus increasing arterial flow.
c. aspirin can dissolve blood clots that have already formed elsewhere in the body.
d. asprin helps relieve the pain associated with a heart attack
2007-10-30 18:12:30 · update #1
Aspirin simply put makes platelets less sticky(prevents platelet aggregation) this is important during a heart attack when you have narrowing of a blood vessel, some lumina trauma and dont want platelets forming a clot and stopping blood flow.
2007-10-31 04:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't help 'during' a heart attack but taken daily it can prevent one by thinning the blood, thus giving less of a chance for an embolism to form.
2007-10-31 01:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by ebonyruffles 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the additional details are answers to the question, The most appropriate would be A. Though like lots of MCQ's this is a poor one.
2007-10-31 08:05:12 · answer #3 · answered by Menthoids 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a)....aspirin will not dissolve a clot, and in cases related to the heart it is not given for pain relief...
2007-11-01 16:13:11 · answer #4 · answered by mago 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
81 mg
2007-10-31 00:55:16 · answer #5 · answered by Jn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CHOWED?
2007-10-31 23:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋