India, Sept. 5 -- Cardiovascular surgeon, Dr Jeremy London, took to Instagram on September 3 to address common misconceptions regarding immediate home treatments for heart attacks. The cardiologist debunked the efficacy of 'coughing CPR', explaining that while coughing can alter heart rhythms in a monitored setting, it does not restore blood flow to a deprived heart muscle during an acute heart attack at home. Also read | Cardiologist shares real reasons even fit and sporty people suffer heart attacks, sudden cardiac arrest during workout

Dr London said in the video he posted, "I want to address a couple of myths that are frequently professed on social media and occasionally even in the standard press. The first is something called cough...