What is the difference between a “beta blocker” and a “clot buster?”

Question: What is the difference between a "beta blocker" and a "clot buster?"
- Keywords:
  beta,
  blocker,
  blood clot
Asked by aleextrives to Praveen, Cristina on 20 Nov 2015.
- Cristina Villa del Campo answered on 20 Nov 2015:
  
  Hi aleextrives,
  
  So many great questions! So both things are used for a heart failure or a heart attack. The beta blocker is used to make the heart beat slower, so it doen’t stress too much. A clot buster is a drug that is used to dissolve a blood clot. Sometimes a heart attack is caused by a blood clot blocking an artery. IF you give this to the person the blood will be “thinner” and maybe the blood flow through the artery can be recovered. I hope that answers your question!

Question: What is the difference between a "beta blocker" and a "clot buster?"