Journal article
Trends in Prehospital Delay in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the Worcester Heart Attack Study)
Abstract
Delay in seeking medical care after symptom onset in patients with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is related to increased morbidity and mortality. Duration of prehospital delay in patients hospitalized with AMI has not been well characterized over time, and potentially changing patient characteristics associated with prolonged delay are not well understood. The study sample consisted of 5,967 residents (mean age 76 years; 39% women) of …
Authors
Saczynski JS; Yarzebski J; Lessard D; Spencer FA; Gurwitz JH; Gore JM; Goldberg RJ
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 102, No. 12, pp. 1589–1594
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.056
ISSN
0002-9149