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Despite decades of public education campaigns, patient delay remains the major factor limiting definitive treatment for acute coronary syndrome and stroke, highlighting the inadequacy of current approaches to reducing delay times. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

July 1, 2007The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Reducing Delay in Seeking Treatment by Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Stroke

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Patients with acute coronary syndrome and stroke

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Authors

DMDebra K. MoserHeart Failure & Transplant LKLaura P. KimbleEmory University MAMark J. AlbertsVascular Medicine

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Implication

Requires updated strategies to curb persistent patient delay in ACS and stroke; extends evidence with targeted practice and research recommendations.

Key Points

The aim is to assess patient delays in seeking treatment for acute coronary syndrome and stroke, and to propose better strategies.
Summarized evidence on early treatment benefits and the patient delay problem.
Identified factors contributing to delays in seeking treatment.
Reviewed current approaches and suggested improvements for clinical practice.
Patient delays significantly limit the effectiveness of treatment for acute coronary syndrome and stroke.
Existing public education campaigns have not sufficiently reduced the delays.
Proposed improvements in clinical practice are necessary to address the issue of timely treatment.

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Population

Patients with acute coronary syndrome and stroke

Intervention

Reducing delay in seeking treatment

This scientific statement highlights the persistent problem of patient delay in seeking treatment for acute coronary syndrome and stroke, emphasizing the need for improved approaches to ensure timely care.

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Moser et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1edfdcbf771d3d3c3688ae https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jcn.0000278963.28619.4a

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Requires updated strategies to curb persistent patient delay in ACS and stroke; extends evidence with targeted practice and research recommendations.

Reducing Delay in Seeking Treatment by Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Stroke

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Reducing Delay in Seeking Treatment by Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Stroke

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