Can a hand fan help reduce breathing difficulty from heart attack medication?

This trial is testing whether a simple, non-medical intervention—hand fanning—can help prevent or reduce shortness of breath that some people experience when taking ticagrelor after a heart attack. Ticagrelor is a blood-thinning medication that's important for heart attack recovery, but it can cause breathing difficulties in some patients. Researchers want to see if gently fanning a patient's face during the first two hours after taking this medication might ease those breathing problems.

Shortness of breath is a common and bothersome side effect of this medication, and it sometimes causes patients to stop taking a treatment they need. This trial is looking for a simple, safe, and low-cost way to help patients tolerate the medication better without adding drugs or invasive procedures.