January 1, 2011Annals of King Edward Medical UniversityOpen Access

Causes of Pre-Hospital Delay in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Population

300 patients with symptomatic acute myocardial infarction uncomplicated by cardiac arrest, age <70 years…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

BSBilquis Shabbir RARizwan Amjad FSFurqan Saeed

Discussion

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Overview

Symptom underestimation drives most AMI prehospital delays; cross-sectional data leaves open whether education shortens decision times.

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Population

300 patients with symptomatic acute myocardial infarction uncomplicated by cardiac arrest, age <70 years, and presentation <24 hours after onset of chest pain. 78% male, age range 31-66 years.

Outcome

Factors influencing the delay in presentation (duration of delay, type of delay, reason for delay, and first response)

A significant proportion of patients with acute myocardial infarction delay seeking medical care primarily because they underestimate the severity of their symptoms.

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Shabbir et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a722e5635aa2c282ce31ffc https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v17i4.569

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January 1, 2011Annals of King Edward Medical UniversityOpen Access

Causes of Pre-Hospital Delay in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Population

300 patients with symptomatic acute myocardial infarction uncomplicated by cardiac arrest, age <70 years…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

BSBilquis Shabbir RARizwan Amjad FSFurqan Saeed

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Symptom underestimation drives most AMI prehospital delays; cross-sectional data leaves open whether education shortens decision times.

Structured PICO

Population

300 patients with symptomatic acute myocardial infarction uncomplicated by cardiac arrest, age <70 years, and presentation <24 hours after onset of chest pain. 78% male, age range 31-66 years.

Outcome

Factors influencing the delay in presentation (duration of delay, type of delay, reason for delay, and first response)

A significant proportion of patients with acute myocardial infarction delay seeking medical care primarily because they underestimate the severity of their symptoms.

Cite This Study

Shabbir et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a722e5635aa2c282ce31ffc https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v17i4.569

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