Objectives The aim of this review is to summarise research from a range of countries
describing the differences in time taken to seek medical care for chest pain and factors …

Risk stratification and management of patients with chest pain continues to be challenging
despite considerable efforts made in the last decades by many clinicians and researchers …

Background Social isolation has been associated with increased risk of coronary heart
disease and stroke. However, it is unclear whether the associations differ between fatal and …

Background Living alone, a proxy for social support, has been inconsistently linked with
cardiovascular risk. Methods We investigated whether living alone was associated with …

Objectives Assess the risk of ischaemic events associated with psychosocial stress in
patients with stable coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods Psychosocial stress was …

Living with a spouse is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease mortality in
middle age, but it remains unclear whether marriage and other living arrangements are …

Background Being married has been associated with a lower mortality from ischemic heart
disease (IHD) in men, but there is less evidence of an association for women, and it is …

Background Single living has been associated with a worse prognosis of acute coronary
syndrome (ACS). We aimed to study the relation of sociodemographic characteristics to the …

Studies indicate that the time from onset of symptoms to medical treatment has decreased in
acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, there are still variations indicating that women …

Background: The delay time from onset of symptoms of a myocardial infarction to seeking
medical assistance can have life-threatening consequences. Women delay significantly …