A 50-year-old man with a history of hypertension began experiencing chest pressure while mowing his lawn. After taking a baby aspirin and resting for approximately 10 minutes, the pressure in his chest completely resolved. Which of the following would BEST explain this?
A) The patient's blood pressure increased after he ceased exertion, causing his chest pressure to resolve
B) The cessation of exertion decreased the workload of the heart and blood flow around a coronary clot improved
C) The aspirin dissolved a small clot in a coronary artery and reestablished blood flow to that part of the heart
D) Blood flow to a part of the myocardium was restored because of constriction of a diseased coronary artery
Ans: B) The cessation of exertion decreased the workload of the heart and blood flow around a coronary clot improved
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