Washington: Aspirin is the most recommended drug for heart patients. Health experts have now advised that chewing the tablet can be more effective in protecting one who is suffering a heart attack, according to the 'American Journal of Cardiology'.

For the study, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School recruited 12 volunteers and measured the length of time it took for the aspirin to inhibit blood clotting, which is the reason to take it after a heart attack, said a report in ‘HealthScout News’.

They found that swallowing a whole aspirin takes 12 minutes to have any effect on the blood's clotting time; drinking a liquid remedy containing aspirin takes seven minutes to work, but chewing a regular aspirin tablet begins to show benefits in only five minutes.

ANI