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    Is it true that coughing can stop a heart attack?

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    Angina & Heart Attack
    I recently heard that if someone is having a minor heart attack that coughing can halt the progression of the attack. This sounds like a myth to me but I would be interested in finding out if this is true or not.
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    Dr John Amerena trained in Melbourne, followed by four years in the United States at the University of Michigan. Over that period of time he … View Profile

    It is not true that coughing can stop a heart attack.
    If people are having a heart attack from the heart beating abnormally fast, coughing can help the blood flow around the system. Coughing does not have an impact on causing or treating a heart attack itself.

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