Patient delay in seeking treatment for acute coronary syndrome and stroke symptoms is the
major factor limiting delivery of definitive treatment in these conditions. Despite decades of …

Patients (n= 194) with confirmed acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were interviewed to
determine sociodemographic, clinical, social, behavioral, cognitive and emotional factors …

Background: Pre-hospital delays in patients experiencing acute coronary syndromes (ACS)
remain unacceptably long. Aims: To examine simultaneously a wide range of clinical …

Research on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) suggests that older persons may delay
significantly longer than younger persons between the first appearance of symptoms of AMI …

Objective: The goal of this study was to compare North American and Australian patients'
sociodemographic, clinical, cognitive, emotional, and social factors associated with behavior …

• Background Delays in seeking treatment for signs and symptoms of acute myocardial
infarction are longer for African Americans than for whites.• Objective To determine factors …

The time that elapses from the onset of symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to
treatment has a significant effect on mortality and morbidity. This study reports the …

• Background Women delay seeking treatment for symptoms of acute myocardial infarction
longer than men delay. Women's delay time has not been thoroughly characterized.• …

Background The literature suggests that people delay too long prior to attending emergency
departments with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) symptoms. This delay is referred to as …

BACKGROUND: Timely access to emergency cardiac care and survival is partly dependent
on early recognition of heart attack symptoms and immediate action by calling emergency …