Variation and Disparities in Awareness of Myocardial Infarction Symptoms Among Adults in the United States
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- 2 December 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Network Open
- Vol. 2 (12) , e1917885
Abstract
Although mortality rates among patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction (MI) have seen a decreasing trend, patients with MI continue to have a delayed presentation to the hospital, and a large number of them die before reaching the hospital.1,2 A critical aspect of lowering mortality associated with MI is ensuring timely access to lifesaving emergency cardiac care, for which prompt recognition of symptoms of a myocardial infarction (MI) and appropriate rapid emergency response are crucial.3Keywords
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