This article discusses how gender, culture, and socioeconomic status influence treatment delays for acute myocardial infarction, potentially limiting access to occlusion-eliminating therapies.
May inform strategies to reduce AMI treatment delays; leaves open questions on effective interventions for gender, cultural, and socioeconomic disparities.
Previous studies have supported the fact that delaying medical attention when suffering an acute myocardial infarction may lead to complications such as cardiac dysrhythmias, congestive heart failure, pericarditis, and rupture of heart structures. Gender and culture are often associated with delayed treatment times, with socioeconomic status as a silent interwoven barrier in seeking treatment. Delaying treatment times for clients suffering an acute myocardial infarction potentially poses a disadvantage for receiving occlusion-eliminating therapies. The purpose of this article is to begin discussion of the effects of delayed treatment outcomes regarding gender, culture, and occlusion-eliminating therapies.
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