Coronary Angiographic Patency in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction With or Without Thrombolytic Therapy

Abstract

Background: The myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in

The Impact of Illness Perception on Delay in Seeking Medical Help in Patients with Acute Chest Pain: A Cross-sectional Study in the United Arab Emirates

“…However, this study focused on patients with chest pain regardless of the medical diagnosis. In contrast, other studies found shorter delays among acute coronary syndrome patients (MI and unstable angina), leading to differences in symptoms presentation that may have influenced the patients' decision to seek medical help [23]. Also, the data for this study was collected during the COVID-19 pandemic, when several health facilities across UAE changed the criteria for hospital admission, giving priority to life-threatening conditions.…”

“…Studies in this area disagree about the factors influencing delay. Variations in contextual factors, such as participants' sociodemographic and clinical factors, led to this inconsistency [7,12,23].…”

“…Our study collected delay times from patients who were susceptible to recall bias; we reported delay times by hour and treated it as a continuous variable. Other studies converted it to a categorical variable with various cutoff points based on participants' responses [4,23].…”