Among 150 patients with acute myocardial infarction, 68% were unaware of AMI, 96% had no prior knowledge of antithrombolytic therapy, and 21.4% arrived at the hospital more than 6 hours after symptom onset.
Cross-Sectional (n=150)
Yes
Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=150)
Awareness of AMI, knowledge of thrombolytic therapy, and time to hospital arrival
Background: Treatment time in the emergency room for acute myocardial infarction is very important and can be life-saving if one understands the importance of a patient’s chest pain. Objetice: The aim of this study is to evaluate how much patients entering the emergency room due to acute myocardial infection (AMI) know about chest pain and thrombolytic therapy. Materials and Methods: One hundred fifty patients (126 males,14 females) from three different institutes with complaints of chest pain were randomly chosen ...
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Banu Ozmen
Cenk Conkbayır
Başkent University Hospital
Refika Hüral
Kafkas University
International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
Near East University
Istanbul Medipol University
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Ozmen et al. (Fri,) conducted a cross-sectional in Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=150). Among 150 patients with acute myocardial infarction, 68% were unaware of AMI, 96% had no prior knowledge of antithrombolytic therapy, and 21.4% arrived at the hospital more than 6 hours after symptom onset.
synapsesocial.com/papers/6a19103e3ad7ada797be3caa — DOI: https://doi.org/10.36660/ijcs.20200187
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