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Delay From Symptom Onset to Hospital Presentation for Patients With Non--ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
- Source :
- Archives of Internal Medicine; 11/8/2010, Vol. 170 Issue 20, p1834-1841, 8p, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The article investigates the delay from the onset of symptoms to hospital presentation for patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (non-STEMI) in 104,622 cases at 568 hospitals in the U.S. from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2006. The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines suggest calling 911 for those experiencing acute coronary syndrome if symptoms do not improve after five minutes. The results show a median delay time of 2.6 hours and cite older age and female sex among reasons for longer delay time.
- Subjects :
- SYMPTOMS
MYOCARDIAL infarction
PATIENTS
HOSPITALS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00039926
- Volume :
- 170
- Issue :
- 20
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Internal Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 55427250
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.385